Analysis of 'The Rose Family' Song II
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
O lesson well and wisely taught
Stay with me to the last,
That all my life may better be
For the trial that is past.
O vanity, mislead no more!
Sleep, like passions, long!
Wake, happy heart, and dance again
To the music of my song!
O summer days, flit fast away,
And bring the blithesome hour
When we three wanderers shall meet
Safe in our household flower!
O dear mamma, lament no more!
Smile on us as we come,
Your grief has been our punishment,
Your love has led us home.
| Scheme | XAXABCXC XDXDBXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010101 111101 11111101 1010111 11000111 11101 11010101 1010111 11011101 010110 11110011 1010110 11100111 111111 111110100 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 482 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 183 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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