Analysis of To julia
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
How rich and pleasing thou, my Julia, art,
In each thy dainty and peculiar part!
First, for thy Queen-ship on thy head is set
Of flowers a sweet commingled coronet;
About thy neck a carkanet is bound,
Made of the Ruby, Pearl, and Diamond;
A golden ring, that shines upon thy thumb;
About thy wrist the rich Dardanium;
Between thy breasts, than down of swans more white,
There plays the Sapphire with the Chrysolite.
No part besides must of thyself be known,
But by the Topaz, Opal, Calcedon.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101011101 0111000101 1111111111 11001010101 01110111 110101010 0101110111 0111011 0111111111 110100101 110111111 1101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 488 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 383 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 88 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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