Analysis of The Rose Upon My Balcony



The rose upon my balcony the morning air perfuming,
Was leafless all the winter time and pining for the spring;
You ask me why her breath is sweet, and why her cheek is blooming,
It is because the sun is out and birds begin to sing.

The nightingale, whose melody is through the greenwood ringing,
Was silent when the boughs were bare and winds were blowing keen:
And if, Mamma, you ask of me the reason of his singing,
It is because the sun is out and all the leaves are green.

Thus each performs his part, Mamma; the birds have found their voices,
The blowing rose a flush, Mamma, her bonny cheek to dye;
And there's sunshine in my heart, Mamma, which wakens and rejoices,
And so I sing and blush, Mamma, and that's the reason why.


Scheme AAAA ABAB CDCD
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 010111000101010 11010101010101 111101110101110 11010111010111 01001100110110 11010101010101 011011110101110 11010111010111 110111100111110 01010110010111 011011101101 01110110010101
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 729
Words 140
Sentences 4
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 47
Words per line (avg) 12
Letters per stanza (avg) 190
Words per stanza (avg) 46
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. more…

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