Analysis of A Riddle: On A Kiss
William Strode 1602 – 1645
What thing is that, nor felt nor seene
Till it bee given? a present for a Queene:
A fine conceite to give and take the like:
The giver yet is farther for to seeke;
The taker doth possesse nothing the more,
The giver hee hath nothing lesse in store:
And given once that nature hath it still,
You cannot keepe or leave it if you will:
The workmanshippe is counted very small,
The labour is esteemed naught at all:
But to conclude, this gift is such indeede,
That, if some see't 'twill make theyr hearts to bleede
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 11110010101 011110101 0101110111 010111001 0101110101 0101110111 1101111111 01110101 01101111 110111111 11111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 507 |
Words | 99 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 398 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 97 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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