Analysis of Caprice

Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945



Her mouth is all of roses,
Her eyes are violets;
And round her cheek at hide and seek
Love plays among the roses
That dimple on her cheek.

Her heart is all caprices,
Her will is yea and nay;
And with a smile can she beguile
My heart to the caprices
That dance upon her smile.

Her looks are merely sunshine,
Her tears are only rain;
But if she will I follow still
The flitting way of sunshine
Whatever way she will.

And if she will I love her,
And if she put me by,
Despite her will I follow still.
And will she let me love her?
Ha, ha! I think she will.


Scheme AXBAB CXDCD EXFEF GXFGF
Poetic Form Etheree  (35%)
Metre 0111110 011100 01011101 1101010 110101 0111010 011101 01011101 1110010 110101 011101 011101 11111101 010111 10111 0111110 011111 01011101 0111110 111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 545
Words 116
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 106
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Arthur Symons

Arthur William Symons, was a British poet, critic and magazine editor. more…

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