Analysis of Upon Young Mr. Rogers, of Gloucestershire
John Dryden 1631 (Aldwincle) – 1631 (London)
Of gentle blood, his parents' only treasure,
Their lasting sorrow, and their vanished pleasure,
Adorned with features, virtues, wit, and grace,
A large provision for so short a race:
More moderate gifts might have prolonged his date,
Too early fitted for a better state:
But, knowing heaven his home, to shun delay,
He leaped o'er age, and took the shortest way.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11011101010 11010011010 0111010101 0101011101 11001110111 1101010101 11010111101 11101010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 370 |
Words | 63 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 284 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 61 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 19, 2023
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