Analysis of The Girlhood of Mary Virgin (1849)
Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1828 (London) – 1882 (Birchington-on-Sea)
These are the symbols. On that cloth of red
In the centre, is the Tripoint, perfect each
Except the second of its points, to teach
That Christ is not yet born. The books (whose head
Is golden Charity, as Paul hath said)
Those virtues are wherein the soul is rich:
Therefore, on them the lily standeth, which
Is Innocence, being interpreted.
The seven-thorned briar and the palm seven-leaved
Are her great sorrows and her great reward
Until the time be full, the Holy One
Abides without. She soon shall have achieved
Her perfect purity: yea, God the Lord
Shall soon vouchsafe His Son to be her Son.
| Scheme | ABBAACCDAEFGEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101011111 0010101011 0101011111 1111110111 1101001111 1101010111 11101011 1100100100 010110001101 1011000101 0101110101 0101111101 0011001101 111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 585 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 471 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 107 |
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Submitted on April 21, 2018
Modified on April 21, 2023
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