Analysis of Yea, the Roses Are Still on Fire
Mathilde Blind 1841 (Mannheim) – 1896 (London)
Yea, the roses are still on fire
With the bygone heat of July,
Though the least little wind drifting by
Shake a rose-leaf or two from the brier,
Be it never so soft a sigh.
Ember of love still glows and lingers
Deep at the red heart's smouldering core;
With the sudden passionate throb of yore
We shook as our eyes and clinging fingers
Met once only to meet no more.
| Scheme | ABBAB CDDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 101011110 101111 101101101 1011111010 11101101 101111010 1101111 1010100111 11110101010 11101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 374 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 144 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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