Analysis of Amarillis I Did Woo
George Wither 1588 (Bentworth) – 1667
Amarillis I did woo,
And I courted Phillis too;
Daphne, for her love, I chose;
Cloris, for that damask rose
In her cheek, I held as dear;
Yea, a thousand liked well near.
And, in love with all together,
Fearèd the enjoying either;
'Cause to be of one possest,
Barred the hope of all the rest.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 1111 0110101 1010111 111101 0011111 1010111 00111010 11001010 111111 1011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 292 |
Words | 58 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 220 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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