Analysis of Poem 12



OPen the temple gates vnto my loue,
Open them wide that she may enter in,
And all the postes adorne as doth behoue,
And all the pillours deck with girlands trim,
For to recyue this Saynt with honour dew,
That commeth in to you,
With trembling steps and humble reuerence,
She commeth in, before th'almighties vew,
Of her ye virgins learne obedience,
When so ye come into those holy places,
To humble your proud faces
Bring her vp to th'high altar that she may,
The sacred ceremonies there partake,
The which do endlesse matrimony make,
And let the roring Organs loudly play;
The praises of the Lord in liuely notes,
The whiles with hollow throates.
The Choristers the ioyous Antheme sing,
That al the woods may answere and their eccho ring


Scheme ABCDEEFGFFFHIIAFFJJ
Poetic Form
Metre 100101111 1011111100 01011111 01011111 11111111 11011 110010101 1100111 1011010100 11110111010 1101110 101111110111 010100101 01111001 010110101 010101011 011101 010111 1101110111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 728
Words 133
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 588
Words per stanza (avg) 131
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Edmund Spenser

 · 1552 · London
 · 1599 · London

Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. more…

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