Analysis of Wilt Thou Wait?
I would thy tongue taste the love I'm missing
Swallowing depths of the passion I long
Above all others this planet wishing
Thou knows the truth for my empty song
I would all my love sleep within thee guide
So thy gorgeous life may live full-flowered
As I would want if I were thee beside
Tasting the sweet mouth my lips devour
And, with every hour learn my failing wit
My sullen heart knows thou dost love me still
Live on my love while I wait in secret
Your dreams repeat against they stubborn will
Wilt thou wait so long a time as this...
And with every minute loose another kiss?
| Scheme | ABAB CXCXXDXD EE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111101110 1001101011 0111011010 110111101 1111110111 1110111110 1111110101 1001111010 011001011101 1101111111 1111111010 1101011101 111110111 011001010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 586 |
| Words | 116 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 155 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
This a Love sonnet (Sonnet IL). This was written after a very heart breaking split.... We all know the feeling... I hope others can relate...
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