Analysis of See they come, post haste from Thanet

Jane Austen 1775 (Steventon Rectory, Hampshire) – 1817 (Winchester, Hampshire)



See they come, post haste from Thanet,
Lovely couple, side by side;
They've left behind them Richard Kennet
With the Parents of the Bride!
Canterbury they have passed through;
Next succeeded Stamford-bridge;
Chilham village they came fast through;
Now they've mounted yonder ridge.

Down the hill they're swift proceeding,
Now they skirt the Park around;
Lo! The Cattle sweetly feeding
Scamper, startled at the sound!

Run, my Brothers, to the Pier gate!
Throw it open, very wide!
Let it not be said that we're late
In welcoming my Uncle's Bride!

To the house the chaise advances;
Now it stops--They're here, they're here!
How d'ye do, my Uncle Francis?
How does do your Lady dear?


Scheme AAAABCBC DADA AAAA XXXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (25%)
Metre 1111111 1010111 11011101 1010101 1001111 1010101 1101111 1110101 10111010 1110101 10101010 1010101 11101011 1110101 11111111 01001101 10101010 1111111 111111010 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 672
Words 116
Sentences 11
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 132
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. more…

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