Analysis of It was a Lover and his Lass
William Shakespeare 1564 (Stratford-upon-Avon) – 1616 (Stratford-upon-Avon)
IT was a lover and his lass,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
That o'er the green corn-field did pass,
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
Between the acres of the rye,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
These pretty country folks would lie,
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
This carol they began that hour,
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
How that life was but a flower
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
And, therefore, take the present time
With a hey, and a ho, and a hey nonino,
For love is crown`d with the prime
In the spring time, the only pretty ring time,
When birds do sing, hey ding a ding, ding;
Sweet lovers love the spring.
Scheme | aBaCDD eBeCDD fBfCDD cBcCDD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010011 1010010011 110011111 00110101011 111111011 110101 01010101 1010010011 11010111 00110101011 111111011 110101 110101110 1010010011 11111010 00110101011 111111011 110101 0110101 1010010011 11111101 00110101011 111111011 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 949 |
Words | 187 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 26, 2023
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