Analysis of A Hymn in Praise of Neptune
Thomas Campion 1567 – 1620
OF Neptune's empire let us sing,
At whose command the waves obey;
To whom the rivers tribute pay,
Down the high mountains sliding:
To whom the scaly nation yields
Homage for the crystal fields
Wherein they dwell:
And every sea-dog pays a gem
Yearly out of his wat'ry cell
To deck great Neptune's diadem.
The Tritons dancing in a ring
Before his palace gates do make
The water with their echoes quake,
Like the great thunder sounding:
The sea-nymphs chant their accents shrill,
And the sirens, taught to kill
With their sweet voice,
Make ev'ry echoing rock reply
Unto their gentle murmuring noise
The praise of Neptune's empery.
Scheme | ABBACCDEDE AFFAGGXXXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (45%) |
Metre | 11100111 11010101 11010101 1011010 1101101 1010101 0111 010011101 1011111 111110 0110001 01110111 01011101 1011010 01111101 0010111 1111 11100101 101101001 01111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 641 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 251 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 07, 2023
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