311. Upon Sneape. Epig
Sneape has a face so brittle, that it breaksForth into blushes whensoe'er he speaks.
About this text
311. Upon Sneape. Epig is in the public domain. This text is taken from The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2, Project Gutenberg ebook #22421; the transcription's header, footer and licence were removed and nothing else was changed. You may copy, print and reuse it freely.
Cite as: Robert Herrick, 311. Upon Sneape. Epig, in Hesperides (1648), text of Project Gutenberg ebook #22421, Laurel, https://laurelpoetry.com/poem/herrick-hesperides/311-upon-sneape-epig.html, id L06323.
Form and metre
311. Upon Sneape. Epig is 2 lines in a single stanza. This poem did not settle on a metre of its own; the book it comes from is in iambic tetrameter. 100% of its stressed syllables fall where the metre puts the beat. The lines average 9.5 syllables.
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Scansion, line by line
Each line with its syllable count and the stresses the words themselves fix: / stressed, ˘ unstressed, · a syllable the word leaves free and the metre decides. Read against iambic tetrameter. How this is done.
| Line | Syl. | Stress |
|---|---|---|
| Sneape has a face so brittle, that it breaks | 10 | ·····/˘··· |
| Forth into blushes whensoe'er he speaks. | 9 | ···/˘···· |
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