Analysis of Upon the loss of his mistresses
Robert Herrick 1591 (London) – 1674 (Dean Prior)
I have lost, and lately, these
Many dainty mistresses:--
Stately Julia, prime of all;
Sapho next, a principal:
Smooth Anthea, for a skin
White, and heaven-like crystalline:
Sweet Electra, and the choice
Myrha, for the lute and voice.
Next, Corinna, for her wit,
And the graceful use of it;
With Perilla:--All are gone;
Only Herrick's left alone,
For to number sorrow by
Their departures hence, and die.
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 397 |
Words | 71 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 308 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 67 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 24, 2023
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