Analysis of Upon His Picture
Thomas Randolph 1605 (Newnham) – 1635
When age hath made me what I am not now,
And every wrinkle tells me where the plow
Of time hath furrowed; when an ice shall flow
Through every vein, and all my head wear snow;
When death displays his coldness in my cheek,
And I myself in my own picture seek,
Not finding what I am, but what I was,
In doubt which to believe, this or my glass:
Yet though I alter, this remains the same
As it was drawn, retains the primitive frame
And first complexion; here will still be seen
Blood on the cheek, and down upon the chin;
Here the smooth brow will stay, the lively eye,
The ruddy lip, and hair of youthful dye.
Behold what frailty we in man may see,
Whose shadow is less given to change than he!
Scheme | AABBCCDEFFGHIIJJ |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111111111 01001011101 1111011111 11001011111 1101110011 011011101 1101111111 0111011111 1111010101 11110101001 0101011111 1101010101 1011110101 0101011101 0111010111 1111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 701 |
Words | 139 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 536 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 137 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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