This is an analysis of Upon A Maid by Robert Herrick.

Here she lies, in bed of spice,
Fair as Eve in paradise;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 1110101 1110101 1010011 1011111 1011001 01001001 1011111 10101001
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8