Analysis of Fidele

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



FEAR no more the heat o' the sun,
   Nor the furious winter's rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
   Home art gone, and ta'en thy wages:
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

Fear no more the frown o' the great,
   Thou art past the tyrant's stroke;
Care no more to clothe and eat;
   To thee the reed is as the oak:
The sceptre, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.

Fear no more the lightning-flash,
   Nor the all-dreaded thunder-stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
   Thou hast finish'd joy and moan:
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.

No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave!


Scheme AXAXBB XCXCBB DEDEBB FFFFXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11101101 101001010 1110111 111011110 1010111 11010111 11101101 111011 1111101 11011101 0101011 11010111 1110101 10110101 1110101 1110101 11011101 01110111 1111 11111 1111 101111 100101 001111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 798
Words 139
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 149
Words per stanza (avg) 34
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 23, 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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