Analysis of Rose Leaves
Robert William Service 1874 – 1958
When they shall close my careless eyes
And look their last upon my face,
I fear that some will say: "her lies
A man of deep disgrace;
His thoughts were bare, his words were brittle,
He dreamed so much, he did so little.
When they shall seal y coffin lid
And this worn mask I know as ME,
Shall from the sight of man be hid
To all eternity -
Some one may say: "His sins were many,
His virtues - really, had he any?"
When I shall lie beneath my tomb,
Oh do not grave it with my name
But let one rose-bush o'er me bloom,
And heedless of my shame,
With velvet shade and loving laugh,
In petals write my epitaph.
Scheme | ABABCC DEDEEE FGFGHH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 01110111 11111101 011101 110111010 111111110 11111101 01111111 11011111 110100 111111010 110101110 11110111 11111111 111111011 01111 11010101 0101110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 621 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 153 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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