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Hark! Hark! The Lark

William Shakespeare 1564 (Stratford-upon-Avon) – 1616 (Stratford-upon-Avon)

Hark! hark! the lark at heaven's gate sings,
And Phoebus 'gins arise,
His steeds to water at those springs
On chalic'd flowers that lies;
And winking Mary-buds begin
To ope their golden eyes;
With everything that pretty is,
My lady sweet, arise:
Arise, arise!

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 28, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABCBDBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 259
Words 46
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". more…

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  • Robin Durnford
    Robin Durnford
    CAn anyone tell me exactly what the lyrics mean in this poem. I san it as a boy soprano .
    LikeReply7 years ago

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