Analysis of The Violet

Jane Taylor 1783 (London) – 1824



Down in a green and shady bed,
A modest violet grew;
Its stalk was bent, it hung its head
As if to hide from view.
And yet it was a lovely flower,
Its colour bright and fair;
It might have graced a rosy bower,
Instead of hiding there.

Yet thus it was content to bloom,
In modest tints arrayed;
And there diffused a sweet perfume,
Within the silent shade.

Then let me to the valley go
This pretty flower to see;
That I may also learn to grow
In sweet humility.


Scheme ABABCDCD EFEF GHGH
Poetic Form Traditional rhyme
Metre 10010101 0101001 11111111 111111 011101010 11101 111101010 011101 11111011 010101 01010101 010101 11110101 1101011 11110111 010100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 464
Words 93
Sentences 5
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 118
Words per stanza (avg) 30
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 03, 2023

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Jane Taylor

Jane Taylor was an English poet and novelist. She wrote the words to the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", which is widely known, but it is generally forgotten who wrote it. more…

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