Analysis of A Bachelor's Musing

Benjamin Brantley 1984 (Winston-Salem, North Carolina)



O’ love, wherefore art thou? May I find thee?
If I arrive at our sacred garden
Wilt thou be there, awaiting sight of me?
Mine heart is late blooming. I beg thy pardon!

Now I beseech thee, that thou tarry not
Make haste and let us have a warm embrace,
For we are to wed as heaven hath wrought
I’d be overjoyed just to see thy face.

Knights of olden times fought long for glory,
And poets, thereby, inscribed odes of praise.
By our God, we have a great love-story,
That may pass the test, ‘til the end of days.

Come hither, that I may kiss thee right now,
And have thine honor as fate will allow.


Scheme ABAB XCXC ADAD EE
Poetic Form
Metre 111111111 11011101010 1111010111 11111011110 1101111101 1101110101 1111111011 110111111 1110111110 0101101111 11011101110 1110110111 1101111111 0111011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 604
Words 130
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 113
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Written on October 01, 2023

Submitted by NightingalePrince on October 01, 2023

Modified by NightingalePrince on October 01, 2023

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Benjamin Brantley

Having traveled to the UK, & Germany, whilst also being brought up in the USA, this poet retains a great enjoyment of biblical study, and the romantic arts. more…

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