Analysis of Upon love:by way of question and answer
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Like, and dislike ye.
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Stroke ye, to strike ye.
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Love will be-fool ye.
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Heat ye, to cool ye.
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Love, gifts will send ye.
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Stock ye, to spend ye.
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Love will fulfil ye.
I bring ye love. QUES. What will love do?
ANS. Kiss ye, to kill ye.
| Scheme | AbAbAbAbAbAbAbAb |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111111 110011 111111111 111111 111111111 111111 111111111 111111 111111111 111111 111111111 111111 111111111 11111 111111111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 557 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 41 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 393 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 125 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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