Analysis of Laughing Rose
William Henry Davies 1871 – 1940
If I were gusty April now,
How I would blow at laughing Rose;
I'd make her ribbons slip their knots,
And all her hair come loose.
If I were merry April now,
How I would pelt her cheeks with showers;
I'd make carnations, rich and warm,
Of her vermillion flowers.
Since she will laugh in April's face
No matter how he rains or blows --
Then O that I wild April were,
To play with laughing Rose.
| Scheme | ABXX ACXC XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11010101 11111101 11010111 010111 11010101 111101110 11010101 1001010 11110101 11011111 11111100 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 398 |
| Words | 79 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 28, 2023
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