Analysis of To anthea
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Anthea, I am going hence
With some small stock of innocence;
But yet those blessed gates I see
Withstanding entrance unto me;
To pray for me do thou begin;--
The porter then will let me in.
| Scheme | ABCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10011101 11111100 1111111 01010101 11111101 01011110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 192 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 147 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 16, 2023
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