Analysis of To the lady that scorned her lover.
Henry Howard 1517 – 1547
ALTHOUGH I had a check,
To give the mate is hard ;
For I have found a neck,
To keep my men in guard.
And you that hardy are,
To give so great assay
Unto a man of war,
To drive his men away ;
I rede you take good heed,
And mark this foolish verse ;
For I will so provide,
That I will have your ferse.1
And when your ferse is had,
And all your war is done ;
Then shall yourself be glad
To end that you begun.
For if by chance I win
Your person in the field ;
Too late then you come in
Yourself to me to yield.
For I will use my power,
As captain full of might ;
And such I will devour,
As use to shew me spite.
And for because you gave
Me check in such degree ;
This vantage, lo ! I have,
Now check, and guard to thee.
Defend it if thou may ;
Stand stiff in thine estate :
For sure I will assay,
If I can give thee mate.
Scheme | ABABXCXD XXXCEFEF GHGHIJIJ XCXCDKCK |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 110111 111101 111101 011101 111110 100111 111101 111111 011101 111101 111111 011111 011111 110111 111101 111111 110001 111110 011111 1111110 110111 0111010 111111 010111 110101 110111 110111 011111 110101 111110 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 796 |
Words | 176 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 152 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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