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.
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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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