This is an analysis of Upon Julia's Voice by Robert Herrick.

When I thy singing next shall hear,
I'll wish I might turn all to ear,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aabbXXcc
  • Stanza lengths: 8,
  • Metre: 11110111 11111101 01011101 1111111 11011111 01111000 11110101 11010001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 8

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