This is an analysis of His Prayer To Ben Jonson by Robert Herrick.

When I a verse shall make,
Know I have pray'd thee,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab baba bcbc
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 110111 11111 110101 11011 101111 11110 1001111 10110 101101 10110 111110 10110
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12

Anaphora

and

Epiphora

me