Analysis of Oh, Fair To See
Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)
Oh, fair to see
Blossom-laden cherry tree,
Arrayed in sunny white;
An April day's delight,
Oh, fair to see!
Oh, fair to see
Fruit-laden cherry tree,
With balls of shining red
Decking a leafy head,
Oh, fair to see!
| Scheme | AabbAAaccA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1111 1010101 010101 110101 1111 1111 110101 111101 100101 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 221 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 161 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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