This is an analysis of Safety On The Shore by Robert Herrick.

What though the sea be calm? Trust to the shore;
Ships have been drown'd, where late they danced before.…

Read full poem

Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,
  • Metre: 1101011001 1101111101
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 2