Analysis of See, See, Mine Own Sweet Jewel
Thomas Morley 1557 (Norwich) – 1602 (London)
See, see, mine own sweet jewel,
See what I have here for my darling:
A robin-redbreast and a starling.
These I give both, in hope to move thee--
And yet thou say'st I do not love thee.
| Scheme | ABBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 1111110 111111110 01010010 111101111 0111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 188 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 137 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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