Analysis of To Mistress ------
Thomas Parnell 1679 (Dublin) – 1718
Hadst thou but livd before ye Gods were dead
That Heathens ownd ye world might thus have said.
'If any settled seat ye Muses use
'Thou art that seat or art thy self a Muse.
Scheme | AABC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011101 111111111 1101011101 1111111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 177 |
Words | 37 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 4 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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