Analysis of To George Sand: A Desire

Elizabeth Barrett Browning 1806 (Kelloe) – 1861 (Florence)



THOU large-brained woman and large-hearted man,
Self-called George Sand ! whose soul, amid the lions
Of thy tumultuous senses, moans defiance
And answers roar for roar, as spirits can:
I would some mild miraculous thunder ran
Above the applauded circus, in appliance
Of thine own nobler nature's strength and science,
Drawing two pinions, white as wings of swan,
From thy strong shoulders, to amaze the place
With holier light ! that thou to woman's claim
And man's, mightst join beside the angel's grace
Of a pure genius sanctified from blame
Till child and maiden pressed to thine embrace
To kiss upon thy lips a stainless fame.


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Poetic Form
Metre 1111001101 11111101010 11100101010 0101111101 11110100101 010010100010 11110101010 101111111 1111010101 11001111101 011101011 10110111 1101011101 1101110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 625
Words 106
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 504
Words per stanza (avg) 106
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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