Analysis of from: Shoemaker's Holiday, Or The Gentle Craft
Thomas Dekker 1572 – 1632
Cold's the wind, and wet's the rain,
Saint Hugh be our good speed ;
Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain,
Nor helps good hearts in need.
Troll the bowl, the jolly nut-brown bowl,
And here, kind mate, to thee ;
Let's sing a dirge for Saint Hugh's soul,
And down it merrily.
Down-a-down, hey, down-a-down,
Hey derry derry down-a-down,
Close with the tenor, boy ;
Ho ! well done, to me let come,
Ring compass, gentle joy.
Troll the bowl, the nut-brown bowl,
And here, kind, &c. (As often as there be men to drink.)
(At last, when all have drunk, this verse.)
Cold's the wind, and wet's the rain,
Saint Hugh be our good speed ;
Ill is the weather that bringeth no gain,
Nor helps good hearts in need.
Scheme | ABAB cdcd eefxfcx x ABAB |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) |
Metre | 1010101 1111011 110101111 111101 101010111 011111 11011111 011100 1011101 11010101 110101 1111111 110101 1010111 0111110111111 11111111 1010101 1111011 110101111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 689 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 7, 1, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 102 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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