Analysis of Vain Wits and Eyes
Henry Vaughan 1621 (Brecknockshire) – 1695
VAIN wits and eyes
Leave, and be wise :
Abuse not, shun not holy fire,
But with true tears wash off your mire.
Tears and these flames will soon grow kind,
And mix an eye-salve for the blind.
Tears cleanse and supple without fail,
And fire will purge your callous veil,
Then comes the light ! which when you spy,
And see your nakedness thereby,
Praise Him, Who dealt His gifts so free
In tears to you, in fire to me.
| Scheme | AABCDDEEFFGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 1011 011111010 11111111 10111111 01111101 11010011 010111101 11011111 011111 11111111 011101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 412 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 319 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 81 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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