This is an analysis of Upon Himself by Robert Herrick.

Thou shalt not all die; for while Love's fire shines
Upon his altar, men shall read thy lines;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXX bb
  • Stanza lengths: 4,2,
  • Metre: 11111111101 0101011111 11010101010 11011111010 0011011111 1001110111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 6

Repeated words/phrases

his, and