Analysis of 'The Frost-King' Song II



Brighter shone the golden shadows;
On the cool wind softly came
The low, sweet tones of happy flowers,
Singing little Violet's name.
'Mong the green trees was it whispered,
And the bright waves bore it on
To the lonely forest flowers,
Where the glad news had not gone.

Thus the Frost-King lost his kingdom,
And his power to harm and blight.
Violet conquered, and his cold heart
Warmed with music, love, and light;
And his fair home, once so dreary,
Gay with lovely Elves and flowers,
Brought a joy that never faded
Through the long bright summer hours.

Thus, by Violet's magic power,
All dark shadows passed away,
And on the home of happy flowers
The golden light for ever lay.
Thus the Fairy mission ended,
And all Flower-Land was taught
The "Power of Love," by gentle deeds
That little Violet wrought.


Scheme XABAXXBX XCXCXBDB XEBEDFXF
Poetic Form
Metre 1010101 1011101 011111010 101011 10111110 0011111 10101010 1011111 10111110 01101101 100100111 1110101 01111110 11101010 10111010 10111010 1111010 111101 010111010 01011101 10101010 0110111 010111101 1101001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 811
Words 145
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 210
Words per stanza (avg) 47
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott was an American novelist best known as author of the novel Little Women and its sequels Little Men and Jo's Boys. more…

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