Analysis of An Argument
Thomas Moore 1779 (Dublin) – 1852 (Bromham)
I've oft been told by learned friars,
That wishing and the crime are one,
And Heaven punishes desires
As much as if the deed were done.
If wishing damns us, you and I
Are damned to all our heart's content;
Come, then, at least we may enjoy
Some pleasure for our punishment!
| Scheme | ABAB XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11111110 11000111 010100010 11110101 11011101 111110110 11111101 110110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 274 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 106 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 25, 2023
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