Analysis of Poem 2

Edmund Spenser 1552 (London) – 1599 (London)



EArly before the worlds light giuing lampe,
His golden beame vpon the hils doth spred,
Hauing disperst the nights vnchearefull dampe,
Doe ye awake and with fresh lusty hed,
Go to the bowre of my beloued loue,
My truest turtle doue
Bid her awake; for Hymen is awake,
And long since ready forth his maske to moue,
With his bright Tead that flames with many a flake,
And many a bachelor to waite on him,
In theyr fresh garments trim.
Bid her awake therefore and soone her dight,
For lo the wished day is come at last,
That shall for al the paynes and sorrowes past,
Pay to her vsury of long delight,
And whylest she doth her dight,
Doe ye to her of ioy and solace sing,
That all the woods may answer and your eccho ring.


Scheme ABABCBDEDEEBBBBBFF
Poetic Form
Metre 100101111 110110111 110111 1101011101 11011111 110101 1001110101 0111011111 11111111001 01001001111 011101 100110101 110111111 111101011 11011101 011101 1110110101 11011100111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 708
Words 140
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 562
Words per stanza (avg) 138
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Edmund Spenser

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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