This is an analysis of Cock-Crow by Robert Herrick.

Bell-man of night, if I about shall go
For to deny my Master, do thou crow!…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 1101010111 1001110111 1111000101 1111011101 10001000101 0111010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6