Analysis of Maiden's Heart.

Robert Crawford 1959 (Bellshill)



The sweet, fresh, red rose
of a maiden's heart
That opes in the dewy
ecstasy of love.


Scheme ABCD
Poetic Form
Metre 01111 1011 110010 10011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 92
Words 19
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 65
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 06, 2023

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Robert Crawford

Robert Crawford FRSE FBA is a Scottish poet, scholar and critic. He is currently Professor of English at the University of St Andrews.  more…

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