Analysis of In Spain

Sir Thomas Wyatt 1503 (Allington Castle, Kent) – 1542 (Clifton Maybank House, Dorset)



Tagus, farewell! that westward with thy streams
Turns up the grains of gold already tried
With spur and sail, for I go to seek the Thames
Gainward the sun that shewth her wealthy pride,
And to the town which Brutus sought by dreams,
Like bended moon doth lend her lusty side.
My king, my country, alone for whome I live,
Of mighty love the wings for this me give.


Scheme ABCBABDE
Poetic Form
Metre 11110111 1101110101 11011111101 101110101 0101110111 1101110101 11110011111 1101011111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 369
Words 71
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 36
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 285
Words per stanza (avg) 69
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 11, 2023

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Sir Thomas Wyatt

Sir Thomas Wyatt was a 16th-century English politician, ambassador, and lyric poet credited with introducing the sonnet to English literature. more…

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