Analysis of Heartsease
Walter Savage Landor 1775 (Warwick) – 1864
THERE is a flower I wish to wear,
But not until first worn by you—
Heartsease—of all earth’s flowers most rare;
Bring it; and bring enough for two.
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 110101111 11011111 11111011 11010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 158 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 113 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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