Analysis of Upon the detracter
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
I ask'd thee oft what poets thou hast read,
And lik'st the best? Still thou repli'st, The dead.
--I shall, ere long, with green turfs cover'd be;
Then sure thou'lt like, or thou wilt envy, me.
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1111110111 010111101 1111111101 1111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 198 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 140 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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