Analysis of On The Picture Of Two Dolphins In A Fountayne
William Strode 1602 – 1645
These dolphins twisting each on either side
For joy leapt upp, and gazing there abide;
And whereas other waters fish doe bring,
Here from the fishes doe the waters spring,
Who think it is more glorious to give
Than to receive the juice whereby they live:
And by this milk-white bason learne you may
That pure hands you should bring or beare away,
For which the bason wants no furniture,
Each dolphin wayting makes his mouth an ewer,
Your welcome then you well may understande
When fish themselves give water to your hand.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101011101 1111010101 0011010111 1101010101 1111110011 1101010111 0111110111 1111111101 1101011100 1101111110 11011111 1101110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 518 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 419 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 93 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 14, 2023
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