Analysis of To violets
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Welcome, maids of honour,
You do bring
In the Spring;
And wait upon her.
She has virgins many,
Fresh and fair;
Yet you are
More sweet than any.
You're the maiden posies;
And so graced,
To be placed
'Fore damask roses.
--Yet, though thus respected,
By and by
Ye do lie,
Poor girls, neglected.
| Scheme | ABBA CAAC DEED XFFX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 10111 111 001 01010 111010 101 111 11110 10101 011 111 11010 111010 101 111 11010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 284 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 11, 2023
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