Analysis of The voice and viol
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Rare is the voice itself: but when we sing
To th' lute or viol, then 'tis ravishing.
| Scheme | AA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1101011111 11111111100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 92 |
| Words | 19 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2 |
| Lines Amount | 2 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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