Analysis of Fairy Land ii

William Shakespeare 1564 (Stratford-upon-Avon) – 1616 (Stratford-upon-Avon)



YOU spotted snakes with double tongue,
   Thorny hedgehogs, be not seen;
Newts and blind-worms, do no wrong;
   Come not near our fairy queen.

Philomel, with melody,
   Sing in our sweet lullaby;
   Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby!
   Never harm,
   Nor spell nor charm,
   Come our lovely lady nigh;
   So, good night, with lullaby.

Weaving spiders, come not here;
   Hence, you long-legg'd spinners, hence!
Beetles black, approach not near;
   Worm nor snail, do no offence.

Philomel, with melody,
   Sing in our sweet lullaby;
   Lulla, lulla, lullaby; lulla, lulla, lullaby!
   Never harm,
   Nor spell nor charm,
   Come our lovely lady nigh;
   So, good night, with lullaby.


Scheme xaxa BCCDDCC xexe BCCDDCC
Poetic Form Song
Metre 11011101 101111 1011111 11110101 11100 1010110 11101110 101 1111 11010101 111110 1010111 11110101 1010111 111111 11100 1010110 11101110 101 1111 11010101 111110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 707
Words 106
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 7, 4, 7
Lines Amount 22
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 124
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 19, 2023

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". more…

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