Analysis of His last request to julia
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
I have been wanton, and too bold, I fear,
To chafe o'er-much the virgin's cheek or ear;--
Beg for my pardon, Julia! he doth win
Grace with the gods who's sorry for his sin.
That done, my Julia, dearest Julia, come,
And go with me to chuse my burial room:
My fates are ended; when thy Herrick dies,
Clasp thou his book, then close thou up his eyes.
| Scheme | ABCCDEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111001111 11101010111 1111010111 1101110111 1111010101 01111111001 1111011101 1111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 349 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 258 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 18, 2023
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