Analysis of Haughty Rose
Of tall and stately stature
Regaled by kings and queens
She grows not free in pasture
But of cultured royal genes
Her fragrance rich, arousing
Her stem best left unclutched
Displayed for passers browsing —
She prefers to be untouched
Her petals soft and tender
Her colors, multi-hued
Beckon one to bend to her —
Proposal misconstrued
One needs to keep a distance
But flirting is allowed
If picking her, the preference —
It’s quickly disavowed
Alas, the haughty rose flower
Alone upon her throne
Looks down from her high tower
And regrets true love unknown
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD ADAD EDED AFAF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1101010 011101 1111010 1110101 0101010 01111 0111010 1011101 0101010 010101 1011110 01001 1111010 110101 11000100 11001 01010110 010101 1110110 0011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 592 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
In this poem, the rose personifies the snobby “upper crust”. Looking down on others with an off-putting air, does not make for a happy, satisfying life.
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