Analysis of There is a Gentle Thought
Dante Alighieri 1265 (Florence) – 1321 (Ravenna)
There is a gentle thought that often springs
to life in me, because it speaks of you.
Its reasoning about love’s so sweet and true,
the heart is conquered, and accepts these things.
‘Who is this’ the mind enquires of the heart,
‘who comes here to seduce our intellect?
Is his power so great we must reject
every other intellectual art?
The heart replies ‘O, meditative mind
this is love’s messenger and newly sent
to bring me all Love’s words and desires.
His life, and all the strength that he can find,
from her sweet eyes are mercifully lent,
who feels compassion for our inner fires.’
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101011101 1101011111 11000111101 0111000111 111011101 1111011010 1110111101 1001001001 010111001 1111000101 1111110010 1101011111 1011110001 110101101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 599 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 461 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 106 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 29, 2023
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