Analysis of The Invitation
Thomas Dekker 1572 – 1632
LIVE with me still, and all the measures
Played to by the spheres I'll teach thee;
Let's but thus daily, all the pleasures
The moon beholds, her man shall reach thee.
Dwell in mine arms, aloft we'll hover,
And see fields of armies fighting:
Oh, part not from me! I'll discover
There all but [?] books of fancy's writing.
Be but my darling, age to free thee
From her curse, shall fall a-dying;
Call me thy empress, Time to see thee
Shall forget his art of flying.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD BDBD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 111101010 11101111 111101010 01101111 101101110 01111010 111111010 111111110 111101111 10111010 111101111 10111110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 472 |
| Words | 90 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
- 28 sec read
- 343 Views
.jpg/205px-Dekker_his_dreame_(1620).jpg)
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Invitation" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/36256/the-invitation>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Thomas Dekker poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In