Analysis of The olive branch
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Sadly I walk'd within the field,
To see what comfort it would yield;
And as I went my private way,
An olive-branch before me lay;
And seeing it, I made a stay,
And took it up, and view'd it; then
Kissing the omen, said Amen;
Be, be it so, and let this be
A divination unto me;
That in short time my woes shall cease,
And love shall crown my end with peace.
| Scheme | AABBBCCDDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110101 11110111 01111101 11010111 01011101 01110111 10010101 11110111 0010101 10111111 01111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 354 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 266 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 23, 2023
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