Analysis of The Blossom
William Blake 1757 (Soho) – 1827 (London)
Merry, merry sparrow!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Sees you, swift as arrow,
Seek your cradle narrow,
Near my bosom.
Pretty, pretty robin!
Under leaves so green
A happy blossom
Hears you sobbing, sobbing,
Pretty, pretty robin,
Near my bosom.
| Scheme | aBCaaCDBCeDC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101010 10111 01010 111110 111010 1110 101010 10111 01010 111010 101010 1110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 259 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 196 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 03, 2023
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