Analysis of A Vow to Heavenly Venus
Joachim du Bellay 1525 (Liré) – 1560 (Paris)
We that with like hearts love, we lovers twain,
New wedded in the village by thy fane,
Lady of all chaste love, to thee it is
We bring these amaranths, these white lilies,
A sign, and sacrifice; may Love, we pray,
Like amaranthine flowers, feel no decay;
Like these cool lilies may our loves remain,
Perfect and pure, and know not any stain;
And be our hearts, from this thy holy hour,
Bound each to each, like flower to wedded flower.
| Scheme | AABCDDAAEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1111111101 1100010111 1011111111 11111110 010101111 11101101 11110110101 0101011101 011011111010 111111011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 443 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 336 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 81 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 06, 2023
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