Analysis of Folies de Femmes

Harry Crosby 1898 (Boston) – 1929 (New York City)



In scarlet tunic rare a concubine
With subtle limbs, and breasts laid bare
For me to kiss. Soft eyes that sadly shine
A nubile maiden slave, intensely fair,
Strange frightened rose. A pagan priestess pale
Wearing a clinging robe of silvergreen.
In silken slashéd gold a houri frail
With veiléd face, mere child of seventeen.
But though my senses often are akin
To wretched trafficking, my soul is gold
And sails upon the winds, a harlequin
Unstained by sin and fearless as of old.
You are the lovely laughing columbine
Who fills my heart with dazzling amber wine.


Scheme ABABCACDEFGFAA
Poetic Form
Metre 010101010 11010111 1111111101 011010101 1101010101 10010111 010111011 1111111101 1111010101 1101001111 0101010100 0111010111 110101010 11111100101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 560
Words 100
Sentences 7
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 452
Words per stanza (avg) 98
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Harry Crosby

Harry Lillis Crosby III is an American actor, singer, and investment banker. more…

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