Analysis of On Tea
Edmund Waller 1606 (Coleshill) – 1687
Venus her myrtle, Phoebus has her bays;
Tea both excels, which she vouchsafes to praise.
The best of Queens, and best of herbs, we owe
To that bold nation, which the way did show
To the fair region where the sun doth rise,
Whose rich productions we so justly prize.
The Muse's friend, tea does our fancy aid,
Repress those vapors which the head invade,
And keep the palace of the soul serene,
Fit on her birthday to salute the Queen.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1001010101 110111111 0111011111 1111010111 1011010111 1101011101 0111110101 0111010101 0101010101 110110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 432 |
Words | 83 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 338 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 81 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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