Analysis of A dialogue betwixt himself and mistress elizawheeler, under the name of amarillis
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
My dearest Love, since thou wilt go,
And leave me here behind thee;
For love or pity, let me know
The place where I may find thee.
AMARIL. In country meadows, pearl'd with dew,
And set about with lilies;
There, filling maunds with cowslips, you
May find your Amarillis.
HER. What have the meads to do with thee,
Or with thy youthful hours?
Live thou at court, where thou mayst be
The queen of men, not flowers.
Let country wenches make 'em fine
With posies, since 'tis fitter
For thee with richest gems to shine,
And like the stars to glitter.
AMARIL. You set too-high a rate upon
A shepherdess so homely.
HER. Believe it, dearest, there's not one
I' th' court that's half so comely.
I prithee stay. AMARIL. I must away;
Let's kiss first, then we'll sever;
AMBO And though we bid adieu to day,
We shall not part for ever.
Scheme | ABAB CDCD BEBE FGFG XBXB HGHG |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11011111 0111011 11110111 0111111 10101111 0101110 1101111 1111 011011111 1111010 11111111 0111110 11010111 111110 11110111 0101110 111110101 01110 001110111 111111110 11111101 1111110 101110111 1111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 813 |
Words | 155 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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