Analysis of I always beg
John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)
I always beg, yet never am relieved,
I grieve, because my griefs are not believed.
I cry aloud in vain, my voice outstretched,
And get but this, mine echo calls me wretched!
| Scheme | AABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110101 1101111101 1101011101 01111101110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 178 |
| Words | 34 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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