Analysis of To A Blue Flower
John Shaw Neilson 1872 (Penola, South Australia) – 1942 (Melbourne, Victoria)
I would be dismal with all the fine pearls of the crown of a king;
But I can talk plainly to you, you little blue flower of the Spring!
Here in the heart of September the world that I walk in is full
Of the hot happy sound of the shearing, the rude heavy scent of the wool.
Soon would I tire of all riches or honours or power that they fling;
But you are my own, of my own folk, you little blue flower of the Spring!
I was around by the cherries to-day; all the cherries are pale:
The world is a woman in velvet: the air is the colour of ale.
I would be dismal with all the fine pearls of the crown of a king;
But I can give love-talk to you, you little blue flower of the Spring!
Scheme | AabbaaccAa |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011011101101 11111011110110101 1001101001111011 101101101001101101 11110111011110111 111111111110110101 1101101011101011 0110100100110111 1111011011101101 11111111110110101 |
Characters | 679 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 52 |
Words per line (avg) | 14 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 520 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 143 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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