Analysis of Content
Henry Vaughan 1621 (Brecknockshire) – 1695
PEACE, peace ! I know 'twas brave ;
But this coarse fleece,
I shelter in, is slave
To no such piece.
When I am gone,
I shall no wardrobes leave
To friend, or son,
But what their own homes weave.
2.
Such, though not proud nor full,
May make them weep,
And mourn to see the wool
Outlast the sheep :
Poor, pious wear !
Hadst thou been rich, or fine,
Perhaps that tear
Had mourn'd thy loss, not mine.
3.
Why then these curl'd, puff'd points,
Or a laced story ?
Death sets all out of joint,
And scorns their glory.
Some love a rose
In hand, some in the skin ;
But, cross to those,
I would have mine within.
Scheme | ABABXCXCD EFEFGHGHD XIXIJKJK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111111 1111 110011 1111 1111 11111 1111 111111 1 111111 1111 011101 101 1101 111111 0111 111111 1 111111 10110 111111 01110 1101 011001 1111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 751 |
Words | 118 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 8 |
Lines Amount | 26 |
Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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