Analysis of Blossom of Life
Arthur Henry Adams 1872 (Lawrence) – 1936 (Sydney, New South Wales)
SO now she lies silent and sweet
With white flowers at her head and feet,
And she, the fairest flower, between.
The bud that with her bosom's swell
In dear delight once rose and fell
Now wafts her all it has to tell,
And wonders why she sleeps serene.
And yet in life how small a part,
With pretty face and petty heart,
She played! And in that form so fair
There never dwelt a deep desire,
Her bosom never thrilled a-fire:
She loved too lightly e'en to tire—
And all my heart was meant for her.
Was there a soul within those eyes
That seemed to speak my dear surmise,
That with no tears were ever wet?
Through life she laughed her careless way,
She knew not sorrow or dismay—
And I have sorrowed day by day,
While those pale lips are smiling yet!
And so she lies on her small bed,
With white flowers at her feet and head,
And she, the fairest flower between!
In life how false the little rôle —
The peerless face, the paltry soul!
But she is perfect now—the whole
Pale blossom of the Might-Have-Been.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111001 111010101 010101001 0111011 01011101 11011111 01011101 01011101 11010101 11001111 110101010 010101010 1111011110 01111110 11010111 11111101 11110101 11110101 11110101 0111111 11111101 01111011 111010101 010101001 011101010 01010101 11101101 11010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,052 |
Words | 194 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 24, 4 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 388 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 97 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 09, 2023
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