Analysis of A hymn to venus and cupid
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Sea-born goddess, let me be
By thy son thus graced, and thee,
That whene'er I woo, I find
Virgins coy, but not unkind.
Let me, when I kiss a maid,
Taste her lips, so overlaid
With love's sirop, that I may
In your temple, when I pray,
Kiss the altar, and confess
There's in love no bitterness.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1110111 1111101 111111 1011101 1111101 101110 111111 0110111 1010001 1011100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 291 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 218 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 57 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 18 sec read
- 135 Views
5 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"A hymn to venus and cupid" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 16 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/31248/a-hymn-to-venus-and-cupid>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Robert Herrick poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In