Analysis of To A.S. on His Daughter's Wedding
John Boyle O'Reilly 1844 (Dowth) – 1890 (Boston)
THERE is no joy all set apart from pain,
The opening bud has loss as well as gain.
The brighest dewdropp gems a bending flower,
The rarest day has wept one little shower;
But wholly blest the parting pain and ruth
That hold and fold the joining love of youth.
| Scheme | AABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain |
| Metre | 1111110111 01001111111 011101010 01011111010 1101010101 1101010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 267 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 205 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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