Analysis of Sonnet 143: Lo, as a careful huswife runs to catch
William Shakespeare 1564 (Stratford-upon-Avon) – 1616 (Stratford-upon-Avon)
Lo, as a careful huswife runs to catch
One of her feathered creatures broke away,
Sets down her babe and makes all swift dispatch
In pursuit of the thing she would have stay,
Whilst her neglected child holds her in chase,
Cries to catch her whose busy care is bent
To follow that which flies before her face,
Not prizing her poor infant's discontent:
So runn'st thou after that which flies from thee,
Whilst I, thy babe, chase thee afar behind;
But if thou catch thy hope turn back to me,
And play the mother's part: kiss me, be kind.
So will I pray that thou mayst have thy Will,
If thou turn back and my loud crying still.
Scheme | ABABCDCDEFEFGG |
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Poetic Form | Shakespearean sonnet |
Metre | 110101111 1101010101 1101011101 0011011111 1001011001 1110110111 1101110101 110110001 1111011111 1111110101 1111111111 0101011111 1111111111 1111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 627 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 487 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 119 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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