Analysis of The Tree
Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson 1832 (Kvikne) – 1910 (Paris)
Ready with leaves and with buds stood the tree.
"Shall I take them?" the frost said, now puffing with glee.
"Oh my, no, let them stand,
Till flowers are at hand!"
All trembling from tree-top to root came the plea.
Flowers unfolding the birds gladly sung.
"Shall I take them?" the wind said and merrily swung.
"Oh my, no, let them stand,
Till cherries are at hand!"
Protested the tree, while it quivering hung.
The cherries came forth 'neath the sun's glowing eye.
"Shall I take them?" a rosy young girl's eager cry.
"Oh my, yes, you can take,
I've kept them for your sake!"
Low bending its branches, the tree brought them nigh.
Scheme | aaBba ccBbc ddeed |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (33%) |
Metre | 1011011101 111101111011 111111 110111 110011111101 1001001101 111101101001 111111 110111 01001111001 01011101101 111101011101 111111 111111 11011001111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 654 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 157 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 04, 2023
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