Analysis of The parcae; or, three dainty destinies:the armilet
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Three lovely sisters working were,
As they were closely set,
Of soft and dainty maiden-hair,
A curious Armilet.
I, smiling, ask'd them what they did,
Fair Destinies all three?
Who told me they had drawn a thread
Of life, and 'twas for me.
They shew'd me then how fine 'twas spun
And I replied thereto;
'I care not now how soon 'tis done,
Or cut, if cut by you.'
| Scheme | ABCBDEFEGBGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010100 110101 11010101 01001 11011111 110011 11111101 110111 11111111 01011 11111111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 358 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 271 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 69 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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