Analysis of The parliament of roses to julia
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
I dreamt the Roses one time went
To meet and sit in Parliament;
The place for these, and for the rest
Of flowers, was thy spotless breast.
Over the which a state was drawn
Of tiffany, or cob-web lawn;
Then in that Parly all those powers
Voted the Rose the Queen of flowers;
But so, as that herself should be
The Maid of Honour unto thee.
| Scheme | ABCCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11010111 11010100 01110101 11011101 10010111 11001111 10111110 100101110 11110111 0111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 336 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 262 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 66 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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