Analysis of From Citron-Bower
Hilda Doolittle 1886 (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania) – 1961 (Zurich)
From citron-bower be her bed,
cut from branch of tree a-flower,
fashioned for her maidenhead.
From Lydian apples, sweet of hue,
cut the width of board and lathe,
carve the feet from myrtle-wood.
Let the palings of her bed
be quince and box-wood overlaid
with the scented bark of yew.
That all the wood in blossoming,
may calm her heart and cool her blood,
for losing of her maidenhood.
Scheme | AXA BXX AXB XXA |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 11111010 10101 1110111 1011101 1011101 101101 1101110 1010111 11010100 11010101 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 390 |
Words | 71 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 21 sec read
- 100 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"From Citron-Bower" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 27 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/19267/from-citron-bower>.
Discuss this Hilda Doolittle poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In