This is an analysis of The Apron Of Flowers by Robert Herrick.

To gather flowers, Sappha went,
And homeward she did bring…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcX dXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,4,
  • Metre: 01010101 110101 01010100 0100001 11011101 110101 11110101 11100 01011101 110101 11011101 010100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 12