Analysis of Ode To Love ( or Parodies Lost)
Oh Love! Thy beauteous maiden
How sweet thy desire
That fills me to the brim
Come, let me taste thy wine
And holy pleasures will be mine.
Oh Love! Thy beauteous bird
How sweet thy song
That echoes in my ears
Starry diamonds thine eyes adorn
Together we shall greet the morn.
Oh Love! Thy beauteous vision
How sweet thy form
That tempts me with wild delight
Lift for me thy verdant skirt
And ease all earthly pain and hurt.
Oh Love! Thy beauteous angel
How sweet thy wonder
That swallows me whole
Virgin kisses steal my breath
And lead me to untimely death.
| Scheme | ABXCC XXXDD AXXEE XBXFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (45%) |
| Metre | 111110 111010 111101 111111 01010111 11111 1111 110011 10101101 01011101 111110 1111 1111101 1111101 01110101 111110 11110 11011 1010111 01110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 537 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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