Analysis of La Regina Avrillouse
Lady of rich allure,
Queen of the spring's embrace,
Your arms are long like boughs of ash,
Mid laugh-broken streams, spirit of rain unsure,
Breath of the poppy flower,
All the wood thy bower
And the hills thy dwelling-place.
This will I no more dream;
Warm is thy arm's allure,
Warm is the gust of breath
That ere thy lips meet mine
Kisseth my cheek and saith:
"This is the joy of earth,
Here is the wine of mirth
Drain ye one goblet sure,
Take ye the honey cup
The honied song raise up,
Drink of the spring's allure,
April and dew and rain;
Brown of the earth sing sure,
Cheeks and lips and hair
And soft breath that kisseth where
Thy lips have come not yet to drink."
Moss and the mold of earth,
These be thy couch of mirth,
Long arms thy boughs of shade
April-alluring, as the blade
Of grass doth catch the dew
And make it crown to hold the sun.
Banner be you
Above my head,
Glory to all wold display'd,
April-alluring, glory-bold.
Scheme | ABXACCB XADXDEEA FFAXAGGX EEHHIXIXHX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101 110101 11111111 11101101101 1101010 101110 0011101 111111 111101 110111 111111 11101 110111 110111 111101 110101 01111 110101 100101 110111 10101 011111 11111111 100111 111111 111111 10010101 111101 01111101 1011 0111 1011101 10010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 939 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 8, 8, 10 |
Lines Amount | 33 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 180 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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