Analysis of WlT PUNISHED PROSPERS MOST
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Dread not the shackles; on with thine intent,
Good wits get more fame by their punishment.
Scheme | AB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101011101 1111111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 97 |
Words | 18 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 2 |
Lines Amount | 2 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 72 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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