Analysis of Song II

Christina Georgina Rossetti 1830 (London) – 1894 (London)



Oh roses for the flush of youth,
And laurel for the perfect prime;
But pluck an ivy branch for me
Grown old before my time.

Oh violets for the grave of youth,
And bay for those dead in their prime;
Give me the withered leaves I chose
Before in the old time.


Scheme ABXB ABXB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11010111 01010011 11110111 110111 110010111 01111011 11010111 010011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 265
Words 54
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 26
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Christina Georgina Rossetti

Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote various romantic, devotional, and children's poems. "Goblin Market" and "Remember" remain famous. She wrote the words of two Christmas carols well known in the UK: "In the Bleak Midwinter", later set by Gustav Holst and by Harold Darke, and "Love Came Down at Christmas", set by Harold Darke and by other composers. more…

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