Analysis of On the Prodigal
Richard Crashaw 1612 (London) – 1649 (Loreto, Marche)
Tell me, bright boy, tell me, my golden lad,
Whither away so frolic ? why so glad ?
What all thy wealth in council ? all thy state ?
Are husks so dear ? troth 'tis a mighty rate.
Scheme | AABB |
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Poetic Form | Balliol rhyme Quatrain |
Metre | 1111111101 1001110111 1111010111 1111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 183 |
Words | 36 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 4 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 129 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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