This is an analysis of To The Lady Crewe, Upon The Death Of Her Child by Robert Herrick.

Why, Madam, will ye longer weep,
Whenas your baby's lull'd asleep?…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccbb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,4,
  • Metre: 11001101 10110101 11011111 11010101 11010111 11111011 110101011 001010101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 8