This is an analysis of Ceremonies For Candlemas Eve by Robert Herrick.

Down with the rosemary and bays,
Down with the misletoe;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aXab cdcd ebeb fgfX Xaeegg
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,6,
  • Metre: 10011011 10010 01010111 010111 01011101 111101 01010101 110101 11011111 110001 11010101 100101 11011110 1101001 10011101 010100 11011101 010101 10110100 010101 1111110111 1101110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 5
  • Lines: 22

Anaphora

down, the