Analysis of Christmas Roses
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
THE summer roses all are gone--
Dead, laid in shroud of rain-wet mould;
And passion's lightning time is done,
And Love is laid out white and cold.
Summer and youth for us are dead,
What do old age and winter bring instead?
They bring us memories of old years,
And Christmas roses, cold and sweet,
Which, washed by not unhappy tears,
I bring and lay beside your feet,
With gifts that come with flowers like these--
Friendship, remembrance of our past, and peace!
Scheme | XAXABB XCXCXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01010111 11011111 0110111 01111101 10011111 1111010101 111100111 01010101 11110101 11010111 111111011 10010110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 469 |
Words | 85 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 179 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 42 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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