Analysis of O fools! can you not see

John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)



O fools! can you not see a traffic nearer,
In my sweet lady's face, where nature showeth
Whatever treasure eye sees or heart knoweth,
Rubies and diamonds dainty,
And orient pearls such plenty,
Coral and ambergris, sweeter and dearer,
Than which the South Seas or Moluccas lend us,
Or either Indies, East or West, do send us.


Scheme ABBCCADD
Poetic Form
Metre 11111101010 0111011101 101011111 1001010 0101110 10010010010 110111111 11010111111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 325
Words 59
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 255
Words per stanza (avg) 57
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 18, 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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