Analysis of Raderus

John Donne 1572 (London) – 1631 (London)



Why this man gelded Martial I muse,
Except himself alone his tricks would use,
As Katherine, for the court's sake, put down stews.


Scheme ABA
Poetic Form Terza rima 
Tercet 
Metre 11111011 0101011111 11001011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 136
Words 25
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Donne

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