Analysis of Roses Aren't Always Red



Roses are not always red; neither are they blue.
Sometimes they are depressed just  like you and me.
Roses can be pink too,
Like the soles of a Princess shoe's.


Scheme ABAC
Poetic Form
Metre 10111110111 01110111101 101111 10110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 157
Words 30
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 124
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted on May 21, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Sandra Meadows

I have been writing poetry since age twelve.It is a genre that I love. I really enjoy reading the other Poets work as well.Thanks Poetry.Com for this great opportunity. more…

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