This is an analysis of A Ring Presented To Julia by Robert Herrick.

Julia, I bring
To thee this Ring.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXb ccdeed ccXffX XXbccb ffghhg
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1011 0101 111101 0110 1110 110100 1100 0101 111101 0111 1111 01010 1011 1101 101101 1111 0101 101101 1111 0111 110101 1101 0101 010101 1101 0111 0111010 1111 1101 1111110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 30