Analysis of On George Herbert's Poems
James Thomson 1700 (Port Glasgow) – 1748 (London)
WHAT are these leaves dark-spotted and acerb?
'A very holy herb.'
To what good use may I this herb convert?
'Press it on thy soul's hurt.'
When herb unto the hurt I thus apply?
'Herb-ert is sanctity.'
| Scheme | AABBCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111001 010101 1111111110 111111 1110011101 111100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 210 |
| Words | 42 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 149 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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