Analysis of Love's Emblems



NOW the lusty spring is seen;
   Golden yellow, gaudy blue,
   Daintily invite the view:
Everywhere on every green
Roses blushing as they blow,
   And enticing men to pull,
Lilies whiter than the snow,
   Woodbines of sweet honey full:
   All love's emblems, and all cry,
   'Ladies, if not pluck'd, we die.'

Yet the lusty spring hath stay'd;
   Blushing red and purest white
   Daintily to love invite
Every woman, every maid:
Cherries kissing as they grow,
   And inviting men to taste,
Apples even ripe below,
   Winding gently to the waist:
   All love's emblems, and all cry,
   'Ladies, if not pluck'd, we die.'


Scheme abbacdcdEE fggfchchEE
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 1010111 1010101 10101 1011001 1010111 0010111 1010101 111101 1110011 1011111 1010111 1010101 11101 100101001 1010111 0010111 1010101 1010101 1110011 1011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 625
Words 104
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 10
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 224
Words per stanza (avg) 50
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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John Fletcher

John William Fletcher was an Australian politician. more…

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