Analysis of The Good-night or Blessing
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Blessings in abundance come
To the bride and to her groom ;
May the bed and this short night
Know the fulness of delight !
Pleasure many here attend ye,
And, ere long, a boy love send ye,
Curled and comely, and so trim,
Maids in time may ravish him.
Thus a dew of graces fall
On ye both ; good-night to all.
| Scheme | ABCCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1000101 1010101 1010111 101101 10101011 01101111 1010011 101111 1011101 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 306 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 233 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 63 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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