This is an analysis of A Hymn To Love by Robert Herrick.

I will confess
With cheerfulness,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaaa aaabba aacddc ddaeeX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1001 0100 1001111 1101 1111 1101111 1011 1101 0111011 1101 0111 1111101 1110 0101 1101110 1111 1101 0101010 01011 1101 0111011 1111 1101 1111010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 4
  • Lines: 24