Analysis of Sonnet 10
Henry Timrod 1828 (Charleston) – 1867 (Columbia)
Were I the poet-laureate of the fairies,
Who in a rose-leaf finds too broad a page;
Or could I, like your beautiful canaries,
Sing with free heart and happy, in a cage;
Perhaps I might within this little space
(As in some Eastern tale, by magic power,
A giant is imprisoned in a flower)
Have told you something with a poet's grace.
But I need wider limits, ampler scope,
A world of freedom for a world of passion,
And even then, the glory of my hope
Would not be uttered in its stateliest fashion;
Yet, lady, when fit language shall have told it,
You'll find one little heart enough to hold it!
Scheme | ABABCDDCEFEFGG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010101001010 1001111101 11111100010 1111010001 0111011101 10110111010 01010100010 1111010101 111101011 01110101110 0101010111 1111001110 11011101111 11110101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 589 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 459 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 34 sec read
- 98 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Sonnet 10" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/18264/sonnet-10>.
Discuss this Henry Timrod poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In