Analysis of To Sapheria: A Sonnet.
I dreamt I kissed thee on thy rosy cheek,
In bygone days, some yesteryear ago.
Thou didst incline, yet as thou didst not speak,
Thine absence made mine heart grow fonder so.
Now in another’s arms thou hast true love
whilst I am left wayfaring here alone.
The tides of time have brought joy to speak of.
Lo! That which thou hast, I have never known.
Perhaps heaven will gently heal mine heart
Which suffers but a superficial wound
I struggled to produce this work of art
and by it I was woefully consumed.
Herein, this misery of mine lies still,
as buried right beneath the ink and quill.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EXEX FF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111101 01111001 1101111111 1101111101 10111111 11111101 0111111111 1111111101 0110110111 110100101 1101011111 0111110001 0111001111 1101010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 592 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
Sometimes with art, painful realism replaces fantasy. This is about love toward someone who is married.
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Written on January 12, 2023
Submitted by NightingalePrince on January 12, 2023
Modified by NightingalePrince on November 16, 2023
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