Analysis of Ay, ay, ay, the lilies of the garden
Lesbia Harford 1891 (Brighton) – 1927 (Australia)
Ay, ay, ay, the lilies of the garden
With red threads binding them and stars about,
These shall be her symbols, for she is high and holy,
Holy in her maidenhood and very full of doubt.
Ay, ay, ay, for she is very girlish
Fearful her heart's lilies should be stained by sin.
Yet will I bind them with rosy threads of passion.
Surely human passion has a right to enter in.
| Scheme | ABCBDEAE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110101010 1111010101 1110101111010 10001010111 1111111010 10011011111 111111101110 1010101011100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 378 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 285 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 72 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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