Analysis of Amoretti LXXIV: Most Happy Letters
Edmund Spenser 1552 (London) – 1599 (London)
Most happy letters, fram'd by skilful trade,
With which that happy name was first design'd:
The which three times thrice happy hath me made,
With gifts of body, fortune, and of mind.
The first my being to me gave by kind,
From mother's womb deriv'd by due descent,
The second is my sovereign Queen most kind,
That honour and large richesse to me lent.
The third my love, my life's last ornament,
By whom my spirit out of dust was raised:
To speak her praise and glory excellent,
Of all alive most worthy to be praised.
Ye three Elizabeths for ever live,
That three such graces did unto me give.
Scheme | ABABBCBCDEDEFG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101111 1111011101 0111110111 1111010011 0111011111 1101011101 0101110111 11011111 0111111100 1111011111 1101010100 1101110111 1111101 1111011011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 589 |
Words | 112 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 462 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 110 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 35 sec read
- 80 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Amoretti LXXIV: Most Happy Letters" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/9146/amoretti-lxxiv%3A-most-happy-letters>.
Discuss this Edmund Spenser poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In