Analysis of Whilst it is prime
Edmund Spenser 1552 (London) – 1599 (London)
FRESH Spring, the herald of loves mighty king,
In whose cote-armour richly are displayd
All sorts of flowers, the which on earth do spring,
In goodly colours gloriously arrayd--
Goe to my love, where she is carelesse layd,
Yet in her winters bowre not well awake;
Tell her the joyous time wil not be staid,
Unlesse she doe him by the forelock take;
Bid her therefore her selfe soone ready make,
To wayt on Love amongst his lovely crew;
Where every one, that misseth then her make,
Shall be by him amearst with penance dew.
Make hast, therefore, sweet love, whilest it is prime;
For none can call againe the passed time.
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Metre | 1101011101 011101011 11110011111 010110001 111111111 1001011101 1001011111 11111011 101011101 1111011101 1100111101 111111101 111111111 11111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 633 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 486 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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