Analysis of O Navis
Lope de Vega 1562 (Madrid) – 1635 (Madrid)
POOR bark of Life, upon the billows hoarse
Assailed by storms of envy and deceit,
Across what cruel seas in passage fleet
My and sword alone direct thy course!
My pen is dull; my sword of little force;
Thy side lies open to the wild waves' beat
As out from Favor's harbors we retreat,
Pursued by hopes deceived and vain remorse.
Let heaven by star to guide thee! here below
How vain the joys that foolish hearts desire!
Here friendship dies and enmity keeps true;
Here happy days have left thee long ago!
But seek not port, brave thou the tempest's ire;
Until the end thy fated course pursue!
Scheme | ABBAABBA CXDCXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111010101 0111110001 0111010101 101010111 1111111101 1111010111 111110101 0111010101 11011111101 11011101010 1101010011 1101111101 111111011 0101110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 602 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 234 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 55 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 01, 2023
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