Analysis of To electra
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
I dare not ask a kiss,
I dare not beg a smile;
Lest having that, or this,
I might grow proud the while.
No, no, the utmost share
Of my desire shall be,
Only to kiss that air
That lately kissed thee,
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 111101 111101 110111 111101 11011 1101011 101111 11011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 199 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 23, 2023
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