Analysis of Roses
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
Oh, wind of the spring-time, oh, free wind of May,
When blossoms and bird-song are rife;
Oh, joy for the season, and joy for the day,
That gave me the roses of life, of life,
That gave me the roses of life.
Oh, wind of the summer, sing loud in the night,
When flutters my heart like a dove;
One came from thy kingdom, thy realm of delight,
And gave me the roses of love, of love,
And gave me the roses of love.
Oh, wind of the winter, sigh low in thy grief,
I hear thy compassionate breath;
I wither, I fall, like the autumn-kissed leaf,
He gave me the roses of death, of death,
He gave me the roses of death.
Scheme | ABABB CDCDD EFEFF |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 11101111111 11001111 11101001101 1110101111 11101011 11101011001 11011101 11111011101 0110101111 01101011 11101011011 11101001 11011101011 1110101111 11101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 603 |
Words | 125 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 151 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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