Analysis of Upon roses
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
Under a lawn, than skies more clear,
Some ruffled Roses nestling were,
And snugging there, they seem'd to lie
As in a flowery nunnery;
They blush'd, and look'd more fresh than flowers
Quickened of late by pearly showers;
And all, because they were possest
But of the heat of Julia's breast,
Which, as a warm and moisten'd spring,
Gave them their ever-flourishing.
| Scheme | ABCDEEFFGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 10011111 11010100 01011111 100100100 110111110 101111010 0101101 11011101 11010101 11110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 362 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 284 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 62 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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