Analysis of An Elegy On Ben Jonson
John Cleveland 1613 (Loughborough) – 1658
WHO first reform'd our Stage with justest Lawes,
And was the first best Judge in his owne Cause?
Who (when his Actors trembled for Applause)
Could (with a noble Confidence) preferre
His owne, by right, to a whole Theater;
From Principles which he knew could not erre.
Who to his FABLE did his Persons fitt,
With all the Properties of Art and Witt,
And above all (that could bee Acted) writt.
Who publique Follies did to covert drive,
Which hee againe could cunningly retrive,
Leaving them no ground to rest on, and thrive.
Heere IONSON lies, whom had I nam'd before
In that one word alone, I had paid more
Then can be now, when plentie makes me poore.
Scheme | AXA BBB CCC DDD BBB |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1101101111 0101110111 1111010101 110101001 1111101100 1100111111 1111011101 1101001101 0011111101 111011101 111111 1011111101 111111101 0111011111 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 659 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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