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.
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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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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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