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
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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William Shenstone

William Shenstone was an English poet and one of the earliest practitioners of landscape gardening through the development of his estate, The Leasowes. more…

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