This is an analysis of To His Honoured And Most Ingenious Friendmr Charles Cotton by Robert Herrick.

For brave comportment, wit without offence,
Words fully flowing, yet of influence,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabbccddeeff
  • Stanza lengths: 14,
  • Metre: 1101010110 1101010100 1111010101 100101010 1011111111 1111010011 11010111101 0011100101 1101110001 1111110111 11110001100 1111100101 1111111101 0101010111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 14