Analysis of The Parlement of Fowls

Geoffrey Chaucer 1343 (London) – 1400 (London)



Now welcome, somer, with thy sonne soft{.e},
    That hast this wintr{.e}s wedr{.e}s overshak{.e},
    And driven away the long{.e} nyght{.e}s blak{.e}!

Saynt Valentyn, that art ful hy on-lofte,
    Thus syngen smal{.e} foul{.e}s for thy sak{.e}:
      Now welcome, somer, with thy sonn{.e} soft{.e},
      That hast this wintr{.e}s wedr{.e}s overshak{.e}.

Wel han they caus{.e} for to gladen oft{.e},
    Sith ech of hem recover{.e}d hath hys mak{.e};
  Ful blissful mowe they syng{.e} when they wak{.e}:
      Now welcome, somer, with thy sonn{.e} soft{.e}
      That hast this wintr{.e}s wedr{.e}s overshak{.e}
      And driven away the long{.e} nyght{.e}s blak{.e}!


Scheme aAA xaAA aaaAAA
Poetic Form
Metre 1101011111 11111111111 0100101111111 11111111 11111111111 11010111111 11111111111 1111111111 1111010111111 11011111111 11010111111 11111111111 0100101111111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 673
Words 122
Sentences 33
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 4, 6
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 142
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Geoffrey Chaucer

Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages and was the first poet to have been buried in Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. more…

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