Analysis of Song IV
Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)
Oh roses for the flush of youth,
And laurel for the perfect prime;
But pluck an ivy branch for me
Grown old before my time.
Oh violets for the grave of youth,
And bay for those dead in their prime;
Give me the withered leaves I chose
Before in the old time.
| Scheme | ABXB ABXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11010111 01010011 11110111 110111 110010111 01111011 11010111 010011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 258 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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