Analysis of The Valentine Wreath
James Montgomery 1771 (Irvine) – 1854
Rosy red the hills appear
With the light of morning,
Beauteous clouds, in aether clear,
All the east adorning;
White through the mist the meadows shine
Wake, my love, my Valentine!
For thy locks of raven hue,
Flowers of hoar-frost pearly,
Crocus-cups of gold and blue,
Snow-drops drooping early,
With Mezereon sprigs combine
Rise, my love, my Valentine!
O'er the margin of the flood,
Pluck the daisy peeping;
Through the covert of the wood,
Hunt the sorrel creeping;
With the little celandine
Crown my love, my Valentine.
Pansies, on their lowly stems
Scatter'd o'er the fallows;
Hazel-buds with crimson gems,
Green and glossy sallows;
Tufted moss and ivy-twine,
Deck my love, my Valentine.
Few and simple flow'rets these;
Yet, to me, less glorious
Garden-beds and orchard-trees!
Since this wreath victorious
Binds you now for ever mine,
O my Love, my Valentine.
Scheme | ABABCC DEDECC XBXBCC FXFFCC GHGHCC |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (23%) |
Metre | 1010101 101110 11011 101010 1101011 111110 1111101 1011110 1011101 111010 11110 111110 10010101 101010 1010101 101010 101010 111110 1011101 101001 1011101 10101 1010101 111110 101011 1111100 1010101 1110100 1111101 111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 841 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 135 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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