Analysis of The Sea Marke
John Smith 1580 (England) – 1631 (England)
Aloofe, aloofe, and come no neare,
the dangers doe appeare;
Which if my ruine had not beene
you had not seene:
I onely lie upon this shelfe
to be a mark to all
which on the same might fall,
That none may perish but my selfe.
If in or outward you be bound,
doe not forget to sound;
Neglect of that was cause of this
to steare amisse.
The Seas were calme, the wind was faire,
that made me so secure,
that now I must indure
All weathers be they foule or faire.
The Winters cold, the Summers heat,
alternatively beat
Upon my bruised sides, that rue
because too true
That no releefe can ever come.
But why should I despair
Being promised so faire
That there shall be a day of Dome.
Scheme | AABBCDDC EEFFAAAA GGAAXAAX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111 01011 1111111 1111 1110111 110111 110111 11110111 10110111 110111 01111111 111 01010111 111101 11111 11011111 01010101 010001 0111111 0111 1111101 111101 101011 11110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 679 |
Words | 133 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 175 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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