Analysis of Upon man
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Man is composed here of a twofold part;
The first of nature, and the next of art;
Art presupposes nature; nature, she
Prepares the way for man's docility.
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Balliol rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 1101110111 0111000111 101010101 0101110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 159 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 120 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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