Analysis of I am quite tired with my groans

John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)



I am quite tired with my groans;
O'ercharged with a heavy load
Of miseries, breaking all my bones,
Laid on me justly by my God.


Scheme ABAC
Poetic Form
Metre 11110111 110101 110010111 11110111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 132
Words 27
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 25
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Wilbye

John Wilbye (baptized 7 March 1574 – September 1638) was an English madrigal composer. more…

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