Analysis of To Christina, Queen of Sweden
Andrew Marvell 1621 (Winestead) – 1678 (London)
Verses to accompany a portrait of Cromwell
Bright Martial Maid, Queen of the frozen zone,
The northern pole supports thy shining throne.
Behold what furrows age and steel can plough;
The helmet's weight oppressed this wrinkled brow.
Through fate's untrodden paths I move; my hands
Still act my free-born people's bold commands;
Yet this stern shade, to you submits his frowns,
Nor are these looks always severe to crowns.
| Scheme | X AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010100010110 1101110101 0101011101 011110111 011011101 11111111 1111110101 111111111 111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 428 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 170 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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