This is an analysis of The Heart by Robert Herrick.

In prayer the lips ne'er act the winning part
Without the sweet concurrence of the heart.…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aa
  • Stanza lengths: 2,
  • Metre: 0101110101 0101010001
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 2