Analysis of Poem 11

Edmund Spenser 1552 (London) – 1599 (London)



BVt if ye saw that which no eyes can see,
The inward beauty of her liuely spright,
Garnisht with heauenly guifts of high degree,
Much more then would ye wonder at that sight,
And stand astonisht lyke to those which red
Medusaes mazeful hed.
There dwels sweet loue and constant chastity,
Vnspotted fayth and comely womanhood,
Regard of honour and mild modesty,
There vertue raynes as Queene in royal throne,
And giueth lawes alone.
The which the base affections doe obay,
And yeeld theyr seruices vnto her will
Ne thought of thing vncomely euer may
Thereto approch to tempt her mind to ill.
Had ye once seene these her celestial threasures,
And vnreuealed pleasures,
Then would ye wonder and her prayses sing,
That al the woods should answer and your echo ring.


Scheme ABABBBABACCDEFEAGHH
Poetic Form
Metre 1111111111 010101011 11111101 1111110111 01111111 111 1111010100 1101010 011101100 111110101 01101 010101011 0111101 1111111 11110111 1111100101 0110 111100011 110111001101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 750
Words 134
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 613
Words per stanza (avg) 132
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. more…

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