Analysis of Song VII. - When bright Roxana treads the green
William Shenstone 1714 (Halesowen) – 1763 (Halesowen)
When bright Roxana treads the green,
In all the pride of dress and mien,
Averse to freedom, love, and play,
The dazzling rival of the day;
None other beauty strikes mine eye,
The lilies droop, the roses die.
But when, disclaiming art, the fair
Assumes a soft engaging air;
Mild as the opening morn of May,
Familiar, friendly, free and gay,
The scene improves where'er she goes,
More sweetly smile the pink and rose.
O lovely Maid! propitious hear,
Nor deem thy shepherd insincere;
Pity a wild illusive flame,
That varies objects still the same;
And let their very changes prove
The never-varied force of love.
Scheme | AABBCC DDBBEE XXFFXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010101 01011101 01110101 010010101 11010111 01010101 11010101 01010101 110100111 01010101 01011011 11010101 11010101 1111001 10010101 11010101 01110101 01010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 600 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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