Analysis of The Appeal: An Earnest Suit to his Unkind Mistress, not to Forsake him
Sir Thomas Wyatt 1503 (Allington Castle, Kent) – 1542 (Clifton Maybank House, Dorset)
AND wilt thou leave me thus!
Say nay, say nay, for shame!
--To save thee from the blame
Of all my grief and grame.
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus,
That hath loved thee so long
In wealth and woe among:
And is thy heart so strong
As for to leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus,
That hath given thee my heart
Never for to depart
Neither for pain nor smart:
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
And wilt thou leave me thus,
And have no more pitye
Of him that loveth thee?
Alas, thy cruelty!
And wilt thou leave me thus?
Say nay! say nay!
Scheme | AbbbAC AdxdaC AeeeAC AxffAC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 011111 111111 111101 111101 011111 1111 011111 111111 010101 011111 111111 1111 011111 1110111 101101 101111 011111 1111 011111 01111 11111 01110 011111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 631 |
Words | 129 |
Sentences | 18 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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