Analysis of Love-Contradictions

Sir Edward Dyer 1543 ( Sharpham Park, Glastonbury) – 1607 ( chancel, St Saviour's)



As rare to heare as seldome to be seene,
It cannot be nor never yet hathe bene
That fire should burne with perfecte heate and flame
Without some matter for to yealde the same.

A straunger case yet true by profe I knowe
A man in joy that livethe still in woe:
A harder happ who hathe his love at lyste
Yet lives in love as he all love had miste:

Whoe hathe enougehe, yet thinkes he lives wthout,
Lackinge no love yet still he standes in doubte.
What discontente to live in suche desyre,
To have his will yet ever to requyre.


Scheme AABB CCDD DDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 111111111 11011101110 1101111101 0111011101 011111111 010111101 0101111111 1101111111 11111111 111111101 1111011 111111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 529
Words 107
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 137
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Sir Edward Dyer

Sir Edward Dyer was an English courtier and poet. more…

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