Analysis of A Bouquet
Henry Timrod 1828 (Charleston) – 1867 (Columbia)
Take first a Cowslip, then an Asphodel,
A bridal Rose, some snowy Orange flowers;
A Lily next, and by its spotless bell
Place the bright Iris, darling of the showers;
Set gold Nasturtiums, Elder blooms between,
And Heart's-ease to the Orchis marry sweetly;
Then with red Pinks, and slips of Evergreen,
You will possess -- all folded up discreetly --
In one bouquet, that none but you may know,
The name I love beyond all names below.
Scheme | ABABCACADA |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11010111 01011101010 0101011101 10110101010 11110101 0111011010 111101110 11011101010 0101111111 0111011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 432 |
Words | 79 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 336 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 77 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 01, 2023
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