Analysis of Fairy Land ii
William Shakespeare 1564 (Stratford-upon-Avon) – 1616 (Stratford-upon-Avon)
YOU spotted snakes with double tongue,
Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;
Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong;
Come not near our fairy queen.
Philomel, with melody,
Sing in our sweet lullaby;
Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby!
Never harm,
Nor spell nor charm,
Come our lovely lady nigh;
So, good night, with lullaby.
Weaving spiders, come not here;
Hence, you long-legg'd spinners, hence!
Beetles black, approach not near;
Worm nor snail, do no offence.
Philomel, with melody,
Sing in our sweet lullaby;
Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby!
Never harm,
Nor spell nor charm,
Come our lovely lady nigh;
So, good night, with lullaby.
Scheme | xaxa BCCDDCC xexe BCCDDCC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101 101111 1011111 11110101 11100 1010110 11101110 101 1111 11010101 111110 1010111 11110101 1010111 111111 11100 1010110 11101110 101 1111 11010101 111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 707 |
Words | 106 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 7, 4, 7 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 124 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 19, 2023
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