Analysis of In The Garden VI: A Peach
Edward Dowden 1843 (Cork) – 1913
IF any sense in mortal dust remains
When mine has been refin'd from flower to flower,
Won from the sun all colours, drunk the shower
And delicate winy dews, and gain'd the gains
Which elves who sleep in airy bells, a-swing
Through half a summer day, for love bestow,
Then in some warm old garden let me grow
To such a perfect, lush, ambrosian thing
As this. Upon a southward-facing wall
I bask, and feel my juices dimly fed
And mellowing, while my bloom comes golden grey:
Keep the wasps from me! but before I fall
Pluck me, white fingers, and o'er two ripe-red
Girl lips O let me richly swoon away!
Scheme | ABBACDDCEFGEFG |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101010101 111101110110 1101111010 0100110101 1111010101 1101011101 1011110111 1100110101 1101010101 1101110101 01001111101 1011110111 11110010111 1111110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 607 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 466 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 35 sec read
- 61 Views
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"In The Garden VI: A Peach" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 3 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/9523/in-the-garden-vi%3A-a-peach>.
Discuss this Edward Dowden poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In