Analysis of Mauve, Black, and Rose
Arthur Symons 1865 (Milford Haven) – 1945
Mauve, black, and rose,
The veils of the jewel, and she, the jewel, a rose.
First, the pallor of mauve,
A soft flood flowing about the body I love.
Then, the flush of the rose,
A hedge of roses about the mystical rose.
Last, the black, and at last
The feet that I love, and the way that my love has passed.
| Scheme | AA XX AA BB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 1101 0110100101001 10111 011100101011 101101 011100101001 101011 0111100111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 310 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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