Analysis of The Unfading Beauty
Thomas Carew 1595 (West Wickham) – 1640
HE that loves a rosy cheek,
Or a coral lip admires,
Or from star-like eyes doth seek
Fuel to maintain his fires:
As old Time makes these decay,
So his flames must waste away.
But a smooth and steadfast mind,
Gentle thoughts and calm desires,
Hearts with equal love combined,
Kindle never-dying fires.
Where these are not, I despise
Lovely cheeks or lips or eyes.
| Scheme | AXABCC DBDBEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110101 1010101 1111111 10101110 1111101 1111101 101011 10101010 1110101 10101010 1111101 1011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 382 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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