This is an analysis of the poem To Roses that begins with:
Roses, I hate you ! since you still can bloom
Contentedly, where living love is not !... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abaab cdcXd eXeed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 1011111111 0100110101 1111010101 11010100101 1101 1011111111 1000110101 1101110101 11110010101 1101 1111011101 0101110100 1111010001 0101010001 1101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of To Roses;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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