Analysis of The Bracelet: To Julia
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Why I tie about thy wrist,
Julia, this silken twist;
For what other reason 'tis
But to show thee how, in part,
Thou my pretty captive art?
But thy bond slave is my heart:
'tis but silk that bindeth thee,
Knap the thread and thou art free;
But 'tis otherwise with me:
-I am bound and fast bound, so
That from thee I cannot go;
If I could, I would not so.
| Scheme | AABCCCDDDEEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111 101101 1110101 1111101 1110101 1111111 111111 1010111 111011 1110111 1111101 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 350 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 264 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 72 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 24, 2023
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