Analysis of A Madrigal

William Shakespeare 1564 (Stratford-upon-Avon) – 1616 (Stratford-upon-Avon)



Crabbed Age and Youth
Cannot live together:
Youth is full of pleasance,
Age is full of care;
Youth like summer morn,
Age like winter weather;
Youth like summer brave,
Age like winter bare:
Youth is full of sports,
Age's breath is short,
Youth is nimble, Age is lame:
Youth is hot and bold,
Age is weak and cold,
Youth is wild, and Age is tame:-
Age, I do abhor thee;
Youth, I do adore thee;
O! my Love, my Love is young!
Age, I do defy thee-
O sweet shepherd, hie thee,
For methinks thou stay'st too long.


Scheme ABCDEBFDCGHIIHJJKJJL
Poetic Form Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1101 101010 11111 11111 11101 111010 11101 11101 11111 10111 1110111 11101 11101 1110111 111011 111011 1111111 111011 111011 1111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 494
Words 101
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 19
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 378
Words per stanza (avg) 98
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 02, 2023

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". more…

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