Analysis of Poem 95

Edmund Spenser 1552 (London) – 1599 (London)



VNto his mother straight he weeping came,
and of his griefe complayned:
Who could not chose but laugh at his fond game,
though sad to see him pained.
Think now (quod she) my sonne how great the smart
of those whom thou dost wound:
Full many thou hast pricked to the hart,
that pitty neuer found:
Therefore henceforth some pitty take,
when thou doest spoyle of louers make.


Scheme ABABBBBBCC
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 111011101 01111 1111111111 111111 1111111101 111111 110111101 11101 111111 1111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 371
Words 70
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 294
Words per stanza (avg) 68
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Edmund Spenser

Edmund Spenser was an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem and fantastical allegory celebrating the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. more…

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