Analysis of The Attribute of Venus
William Shenstone 1714 (Halesowen) – 1763 (Halesowen)
Yes; Fulvia is like Venus fair,
Has all her bloom, and shape, and air;
But still, to perfect every grace,
She wants-the smile upon her face.
The crown majestic Juno wore;
And Cynthia's brow the crescent bore;
An helmet mark'd Minerva's mien;
But smiles distinguish'd Beauty's queen.
Her train was form'd of Smiles and Loves;
Her chariot drawn by gentlest doves;
And from her zone, the nymph may find
'Tis Beauty's province to be kind.
Then smile, my Fair! and all, whose aim
Aspires to paint the Cyprian dame,
Or bid her breathe in living stone,
Shall take their forms from you alone.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 110011101 11010101 111011001 11010101 01010101 010010101 110111 1101011 01111101 0100111001 01010111 1110111 11110111 0101101001 11010101 11111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 577 |
Words | 105 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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