Analysis of Amour 15

Michael Drayton 1563 (Hartshill) – 1631 (London)



Now, Loue, if thou wilt proue a Conqueror,
Subdue thys Tyrant euer martyring mee;
And but appoint me for her Tormentor,
Then for a Monarch will I honour thee.
My hart shall be the prison for my fayre;
Ile fetter her in chaines of purest loue,
My sighs shall stop the passage of the ayre:
This punishment the pittilesse may moue.
With teares out of the Channels of mine eyes
She'st quench her thirst as duly as they fall:
Kinde words vnkindest meate I can deuise,
My sweet, my faire, my good, my best of all.
Ile binde her then with my torne-tressed haire,
And racke her with a thousand holy wishes;
Then, on a place prepared for her there,
Ile execute her with a thousand kisses.
Thus will I crucifie, my cruell shee;
Thus Ile plague her which hath so plagued mee.


Scheme ABABACDBECECDFDGHB
Poetic Form
Metre 1111110100 01110111 010111010 11011111 1111010111 1100011101 1111010101 11000111 1111010111 11101110111 1111111 1111111111 110111111 01010101010 110101101 1100101010 1111111 111011111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 747
Words 143
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 596
Words per stanza (avg) 143
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Michael Drayton

Michael Drayton was an English poet who came to prominence in the Elizabethan era. more…

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