Analysis of His Prayer For Absolution
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
For those my unbaptized rhymes,
Writ in my wild unhallowed times,
For every sentence, clause, and word,
That's not inlaid with Thee, my Lord,
Forgive me, God, and blot each line
Out of my book, that is not Thine.
But if, 'mongst all, Thou find'st here one
Worthy thy benediction,
That one of all the rest shall be
The glory of my work, and me.
| Scheme | AABCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11111 101111 110010101 1111111 01110111 11111111 111111111 101010 11110111 01011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 342 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 260 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 25, 2023
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