Analysis of As fair as morn
John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)
As fair as morn, as fresh as May,
a pretty grace in saying nay,
Smil'st thou sweetheart?
then sing and say, Ta na na no,
But O! that love enchanting eye,
Lo, here my doubtful doom I try,
Tell me my sweet, live I or die?
She smiles, fa la la la,
Ah, she frowns, Ay me, I die.
| Scheme | AABCDDDED |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 11111111 01010101 111 11011111 11110101 11110111 11111111 111111 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 274 |
| Words | 61 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 197 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 59 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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