Analysis of To Her Grace The Dutchess Of Portland
Mary Barber 1685 – 1755
'Tis theirs, who but to please aspire,
On Fiction to employ the Lyre;
Make Gods and Goddesses display
The Splendor of the Nuptial Day.
To paint thee at the hallow'd Shrine,
A solemn, glorious Scene! be Mine;
Now lightly touch'd--Some other Hour,
(If e'er the Cloud--dispelling Pow'r
Remove the Damps, that chill my Vein)
I'll trace the slight--drawn Lines again;
Warm Col'ring on the Piece bestow,
Till Life shall from the Pencil flow.
Lovely Bride! with Bliss be crown'd,
Diffusing Happiness around:
Beneficent, like Harley, shine;
Like Henrietta, grace your Line.
Scheme | AABB CCXXXXDD EECC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 11010101 11010001 01010101 11110101 010100111 110111010 1100101011 01011111 11011101 1110101 11110101 1011111 01010001 0101101 1010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 558 |
Words | 93 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 8, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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