Analysis of Roses crimson, roses white

Alfred Austin 1835 (Leeds) – 1913 (Ashford)



`Roses crimson, roses white,
Deadly pale or lovely blushing,
Both in love with May at sight,
And their maiden blood is rushing
To and fro in hope to hide
Tumult it but thus discloses.
Bring the Bridegroom to the Bride!
Everywhere are roses, roses.'

`Every wall is white with roses
`Every wall is white with roses,
Linnets pair in every tree;
Brim your beakers, twine your posies,
Kiss and quaff ere Springtime closes;
Bloom and beauty quickly flee.'

`Nay, let me sleep, or, best, be stone or steel
`Nay, let me sleep, or, best, be stone or steel,
While still endures this infamy of woe.
My one sole bliss is nor to see nor feel:
So, wake me not; and, lest you should, speak low.'


Scheme ababcdcd DDedde FFgfg
Poetic Form
Metre 1010101 10111010 1011111 01101110 1010111 10111010 101101 1011010 100111110 100111110 1101001 111111 1011110 1010101 1111111111 1111111111 1101110011 1111111111 1111011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 671
Words 130
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 6, 5
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 174
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Alfred Austin

Alfred Austin DL was an English poet who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1896 upon the death of Alfred, Lord Tennyson. more…

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