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
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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Henry Timrod

Henry Timrod was an American poet, often called the poet laureate of the Confederacy. more…

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