Analysis of Shakespeare
Vachel Lindsay 1879 (Springfield) – 1931 (Springfield)
Would that in body and spirit Shakespeare came
Visible emperor of the deeds of Time,
With Justice still the genius of his rhyme,
Giving each man his due, each passion grace,
Impartial as the rain from Heaven's face
Or sunshine from the heaven-enthroned sun.
Sweet Swan of Avon, come to us again.
Teach us to write, and writing, to be men.
| Scheme | ABBCCDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101001011 10010010111 1101010111 1011111101 0101011101 11101011 1111011101 1111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 346 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 266 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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