Analysis of The Lady Oriana
John Wilbye 1574 (Diss) – 1638 (Colchester)
The Lady Oriana
Was dight all in the treasures of Guiana;
And on her Grace a thousand graces tended:
And thus sang they, fair Queen of peace and plenty;
The fairest queen of twenty:
Then with an olive wreath, for peace renowned,
Her virgin head they crowned:
Which ceremony ended,
Unto her Grace the thousand graces bended.
Then sang the shepherds and nymphs of Diana,
Long live fair Oriana.
| Scheme | AABCCDDBEAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0100010 11100101010 01010101010 01111111010 0101110 1111011101 010111 110010 10010101010 11010011010 1110010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 389 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 311 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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