Analysis of Cherry-lipped Adonis...

Richard Barnfield 1574 (Norbury) – 1620



Cherry-lipped Adonis in his snowy shape,
Might not compare with his pure ivory white,
On whose fair front a poet's pen might write,
Whose rosiate red excels the crimson grape.
His love-enticing delicate soft limbs,
Are rarely framed t' intrap poor gazing eyes;
His cheeks, the lily and carnation dyes,
With lovely tincture which Apollo's dims.
His lips ripe strawberries in nectar wet,
His mouth a hive, his tongue a honeycomb,
Where muses (like bees) make their mansion.
His teeth pure pearl in blushing coral set.
Oh how can such a body sin-procuring,
Be slow to love, and quick to hate, enduring?


Scheme ABBACDDCEFGEHH
Poetic Form
Metre 10101001101 11011111001 1111010111 111010101 1101010011 1101111101 1101000101 1101010101 111100101 110111010 110111110 1111010101 11110101010 11110111010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 607
Words 104
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 472
Words per stanza (avg) 102
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Richard Barnfield

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