This is an analysis of Barley-Break; Or, Last In Hell by Robert Herrick.

We two are last in hell; what may we fear
To be tormented or kept pris'ners here I…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaa
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 1111011111 00110111011 0101000101 1101110111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

Repeated words/phrases

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