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 |
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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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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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