Analysis of When Roses cease to bloom, Sir
Emily Dickinson 1830 (Amherst) – 1886 (Amherst)
When Roses cease to bloom, Sir,
And Violets are done—
When Bumblebees in solemn flight
Have passed beyond the Sun—
The hand that paused to gather
Upon this Summer's day
Will idle lie—in Auburn—
Then take my flowers—pray!
| Scheme | ABCBADED |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101111 010011 110101 110101 0111110 011101 1101010 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 231 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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