Analysis of Envy
Charles Lamb 1775 (Inner Temple, London) – 1834 (Edmonton, London)
This rose-tree is not made to bear
The violet blue, nor lily fair,
Nor the sweet mignonette:
And if this tree were discontent,
Or wished to change its natural bent,
It all in vain would fret.
And should it fret, you would suppose
It ne'er had seen its own red rose,
Nor after gentle shower
Had ever smelled its rose's scent,
Or it could ne'er be discontent
With its own pretty flower.
Like such a blind and senseless tree
As I've imagined this to be,
All envious persons are:
With care and culture all may find
Some pretty flower in their own mind,
Some talent that is rare.
Scheme | AABBBB CCDBBD EEXBBA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111111 010011101 1011 01110001 111111001 110111 01111101 11111111 1101010 11011101 11111001 1111010 11010101 11010111 1100101 11010111 110100111 110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 110 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 149 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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