Analysis of To sir clipsby crew
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Since to the country first I came,
I have lost my former flame;
And, methinks, I not inherit,
As I did, my ravish'd spirit.
If I write a verse or two,
'Tis with very much ado;
In regard I want that wine
Which should conjure up a line.
Yet, though now of Muse bereft,
I have still the manners left
For to thank you, noble sir,
For those gifts you do confer
Upon him, who only can
Be in prose a grateful man.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010111 1111101 0111010 1111110 1110111 1110101 0011111 1110101 1111101 1110101 1111101 1111101 0111101 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 401 |
Words | 85 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 306 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 83 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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