Analysis of To Lucasta. The Rose.
Richard Lovelace 1618 – 1657
I.
Sweet serene skye-like flower,
Haste to adorn her bower;
From thy long clowdy bed
Shoot forth thy damaske head.
II.
New-startled blush of FLORA!
The griefe of pale AURORA,
Who will contest no more,
Haste, haste, to strowe her floore.
III.
Vermilion ball, that's given
From lip to lip in Heaven;
Loves couches cover-led,
Haste, haste, to make her bed.
IV.
Dear offspring of pleas'd VENUS,
And jollie plumpe SILENUS;
Haste, haste, to decke the haire,
Of th' only sweetly faire.
V.
See! rosie is her bower,
Her floore is all this flower;
Her bed a rosie nest
By a bed of roses prest.
VI.
But early as she dresses,
Why fly you her bright tresses?
Ah! I have found, I feare;
Because her cheekes are neere.
Scheme | ABBCC ADDXB AEECC FGGHH FBBII AXXBB |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (43%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1 1011110 1101010 11111 11111 1 1101110 0111010 111011 111101 1 0101110 1111010 110101 111101 1 111110 01011 111101 11110101 1 1101010 0111110 010101 1011101 1 1101110 1110110 111111 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 806 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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