This is an analysis of To His Kinswoman, Mistress Susanna Herrick by Robert Herrick.
When I consider, dearest, thou dost stay
But here awhile, to languish and decay;…
Structure
- Rhyme scheme: aaaaaa
- Stanza lengths: 6,
- Metre: 1101010111 1101010101 1011010110 01001010001 0101101111 1111011111
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Stanzas: 1
- Lines: 6
