Analysis of Les Roses de Sâdi
Andrew Lang 1844 (Selkirk, Scottish Borders) – 1912 (Banchory)
This morning I vowed I would bring thee my roses,
They were thrust in the band that my bodice encloses;
But the breast-knots were broken, the roses went free.
The breast-knots were broken; the roses together
Floated forth on the wings of the wind and the weather,
And they drifted afar down the streams of the sea.
And the sea was as red as when sunset uncloses;
But my raiment is sweet from the scent of the roses,
Thou shalt know, love, how fragrant a memory can be.
Scheme | AABCCBAAB |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111111110 10100111101 101101001011 011010010010 1011011010010 011001101101 0011111111 111111011010 1111110010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 9 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 367 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 27 sec read
- 371 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Les Roses de Sâdi" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 29 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/2799/les-roses-de-s%C3%A2di>.
Discuss this Andrew Lang 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