Analysis of Apple Blossoms.
Of all the lovely blossoms
That decorate the trees,
And shower down their petals
With every breath of breeze,
There is nothing so sweet or fair to me
As the delicate blooms of the apple tree.
A thousand shrubs and flow'rets
Delicious pleasure bring,
But beautiful Pomona
Must be the queen of spring;
And out of her flagon the peach and pear
Their chalices fill with essence rare.
Oh, is it any wonder,
Devoid of blight or flaw,
The peerless blooms of Eden
Our primal mother saw
In redolent beauty before her placed
So tempted fair Eve the fruit to taste?
But woman's love of apples,
Involving fearful price,
And Adam's love for woman
That cost him Paradise,
By the labor of hands and sweat of brow,
Have softened the curse to a blessing now.
If so those pink-eyed glories,
In fields and orchards gay
Develop luscious fruitage
By Horticulture's way,
Then, sweet as the heart of rich legumes,
Shall luxury follow the apple blooms.
Scheme | ABCBDD AEXEFF XGHGII CJHJKK BLXLMM |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 1101010 11001 0101110 1100111 1110111111 10100110101 010101 010101 1100010 110111 011010101 1111101 1111010 011111 0101110 1010101 0100100101 110110111 1101110 010101 0101110 11110 1010110111 1100110101 1111110 010101 010101 111 11101111 1100100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 911 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 148 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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