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The Rosary by Robert Herrick: poem analysis

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This is an analysis of The Rosary by Robert Herrick.

One asked me where the roses grew:
I bade him not go seek,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: abab
  • Stanza lengths: 4,
  • Metre: 11110101 111111 11011101 010101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 4

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