Analysis of Ambition
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
In man, ambition is the common'st thing;
Each one by nature loves to be a king.
| Scheme | AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 01010101011 1111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 86 |
| Words | 18 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2 |
| Lines Amount | 2 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 17, 2023
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