This is an analysis of To Be Merry by Robert Herrick.

Let's now take our time,
While we're in our prime,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths: 6,
  • Metre: 11111 11011 11110011 1010101 01101 01110010
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 6