This is an analysis of His Poetry His Pillar by Robert Herrick.

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abXb bcbc dadX bebe fcfc gXgX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Metre: 100101 1101 11110 110101 1101001 1111 11000 111101 111111 1111 0100 010110 110101 0101 1111 010101 010101 1111 1001 1100111 101111 0111 1011 111000
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 6
  • Lines: 24