Analysis of The plaudite, or end of life
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
If after rude and boisterous seas
My wearied pinnace here finds ease;
If so it be I've gain'd the shore,
With safety of a faithful oar;
If having run my barque on ground,
Ye see the aged vessel crown'd;
What's to be done? but on the sands
Ye dance and sing, and now clap hands.
--The first act's doubtful, but (we say)
It is the last commends the Play.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (40%) |
| Metre | 110101001 1101111 11111101 11010101 11011111 1101101 11111101 11010111 01110111 11010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 352 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 265 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 70 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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