Analysis of The Azalea
Coventry Patmore 1823 (Woodford, London) – 1896 (Lymington)
There, where the sun shines first
Against our room,
She train'd the gold Azalea, whose perfume
She, Spring-like, from her breathing grace dispersed.
Last night the delicate crests of saffron bloom,
For this their dainty likeness watch'd and nurst,
Were just at point to burst.
At dawn I dream'd, O God, that she was dead,
And groan'd aloud upon my wretched bed,
And waked, ah, God, and did not waken her,
But lay, with eyes still closed,
Perfectly bless'd in the delicious sphere
By which I knew so well that she was near,
My heart to speechless thankfulness composed.
Till 'gan to stir
A dizzy somewhat in my troubled head--
It was the azalea's breath, and she was dead!
The warm night had the lingering buds disclosed,
And I had fall'n asleep with to my breast
A chance-found letter press'd
In which she said,
'So, till to-morrow eve, my Own, adieu!
Parting's well-paid with soon again to meet,
Soon in your arms to feel so small and sweet,
Sweet to myself that am so sweet to you!'
Scheme | ABBABAACCDEFFEDCCEGGCHIIH |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 110111 01101 1101010101 1111010101 11010011101 1111010101 011111 1111111111 0101011101 0111011100 111111 1001000101 1111111111 11110101 1111 0101101101 110110111 01110100101 01111011111 011101 0111 1111011101 111110111 1011111101 111111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 968 |
Words | 180 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 758 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 177 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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