Analysis of Prepare, Prepare

Thomas Shadwell 1642 (Weeting or Lynford, Norfolk) – 1692 (London)



Prepare, prepare, new Guests draw near
And on the brink of Hell appear.
Kindle fresh Flame of Sulphur there.
Assemble all ye Fiends,
Wait for the dreadful ends
Of impious Men, who far excell
All th'Inhabitants of Hell.
Let 'em come, Let 'em come,
To an Eternal dreadful Doom,
Let 'em come, Let 'em come.
In Mischiefs they have all the Damn'd out-done;
Here they shall weep, and shall unpitty'd groan,
Here they shall howl, and make Eternal moan.
By Bloud and Lust they have deserv'd so well,
That they shall feel the hottest flames of Hell.
In vain they shall here their past mischiefs bewail,
In exquisite Torments that never shall fail.
Eternal Darkness they shall find,
And them Eternal chains shall bind
To infinite pain of Sense and Mind.
Let 'em come, Let 'em come,
To an Eternal dreadful Doom,
Let 'em come, Let 'em come.


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Poetic Form
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Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 814
Words 150
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 23
Lines Amount 23
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 640
Words per stanza (avg) 148
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Thomas Shadwell

Thomas Shadwell was an English poet and playwright who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1689. more…

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