Analysis of Roses and Weeds
Standing in the garden
I've mastered the art of disguise
Hidden between roses and lilies
To hide my elaborate lies.
My petals have turned velvet
My aroma a sweet flora
My stem is smooth as satin
My face is blushed and cordial.
If someone were to choose me
Uproot me from the ground
Pick apart my petals
Inspect me all around,
Dissect the inner workings
of my geometric deception
They would discover a weed
Far from perfection.
I have not grown on my own accord
But rather placed, pruned, quenched, cleaned,
Protected in a greenhouse
With no troubles to intervene.
Guided up a trellis
Guarded and directed
And what have I done?
Besides stand there, and accept it.
| Scheme | ABXB XXAX XCXC XAXA XXXX XXAX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 100010 11001101 100110010 1110101 1101110 10100110 1111110 1111010 110111 011101 101110 011101 0101010 11010010 1101001 11010 111111101 1101111 010001 1110101 101010 100010 01111 01110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 678 |
| Words | 135 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Written on November 22, 2022
Submitted by ellamparker12 on November 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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