Analysis of Prepare, Prepare
Thomas Shadwell 1642 (Weeting or Lynford, Norfolk) – 1692 (London)
Prepare, prepare, new Guests draw near
And on the brink of Hell appear.
Kindle fresh Flame of Sulphur there.
Assemble all ye Fiends,
Wait for the dreadful ends
Of impious Men, who far excell
All th'Inhabitants of Hell.
Let 'em come, Let 'em come,
To an Eternal dreadful Doom,
Let 'em come, Let 'em come.
In Mischiefs they have all the Damn'd out-done;
Here they shall weep, and shall unpitty'd groan,
Here they shall howl, and make Eternal moan.
By Bloud and Lust they have deserv'd so well,
That they shall feel the hottest flames of Hell.
In vain they shall here their past mischiefs bewail,
In exquisite Torments that never shall fail.
Eternal Darkness they shall find,
And them Eternal chains shall bind
To infinite pain of Sense and Mind.
Let 'em come, Let 'em come,
To an Eternal dreadful Doom,
Let 'em come, Let 'em come.
Scheme | aabcdeeFGFhiieeeejjjFGF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011111 01011101 10111101 010111 110101 10101111 111010011 111111 11010101 111111 011110111 11110111 1111010101 1101110111 1111010111 011111111 0100111011 01010111 01010111 110011101 111111 11010101 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 814 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 640 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 148 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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