This is an analysis of Upon Time by Robert Herrick.

Time was upon
The wing, to fly away;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababab acacac dedeXe
  • Stanza lengths: 6,6,6,
  • Metre: 1101 010101 1111 110101 1101 111111 1111 010111 1111 111010 0101 111101 1101 010111 1101 1101111 1111 110111
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 3
  • Lines: 18