Analysis of On a Theme in the Greek Anthology
Alan Seeger 1888 (New York City) – 1916
Thy petals yet are closely curled,
Rose of the world,
Around their scented, golden core;
Nor yet has Summer purpled o'er
Thy tender clusters that begin
To swell within
The dewy vine-leaves' early screen
Of sheltering green.
O hearts that are Love's helpless prey,
While yet you may,
Fly, ere the shaft is on the string!
The fire that now is smouldering
Shall be the conflagration soon
Whose paths are strewn
With torment of blanched lips and eyes
That agonize.
| Scheme | AAXXBBCC DDEEFFGG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011101 1101 01110101 11110110 11010101 1101 01011101 11001 11111101 1111 11011101 0101111 1100101 1111 1111101 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 468 |
| Words | 82 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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