This is an analysis of What Kind Of Mistress He Would Have by Robert Herrick.

Be the mistress of my choice,
Clean in manners, clear in voice;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaXaaabbccddeeccff
  • Stanza lengths: 18,
  • Metre: 0010011 1010101 0110111 1011101 0110001 1010100 10100101 1000101 0110001 1010101 1110001 1010101 1010101 1011111 1010110 100101 0111100 1011101
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 18