Analysis of White Rose petal



Dreaming by the morning moon
protected in a tight cocoon
so pale in the gloom
Petals of the white rose

Stretching at the sun light smiles
reflecting on its dew drop tiles
a glow that's seen for miles
The waking of the white rose

Delicate as the summer breeze
pearly white of royal genes
a queen within the garden green
the blooming of the white rose

Soft as love you give it when
hearts should touch a frail friend
before the gift of life might end
The message of the white rose

As we cry these tender woes
and say goodbye to them we know
they'll fly wherever spirits go
On petals of a soft white rose.


Scheme AAXB CCCB XXXB XDDB BEEB
Poetic Form Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (30%)
Quatrain  (20%)
Metre 1010101 01000101 11001 101011 1010111 01011111 011111 0101011 10010101 1011101 01010101 0101011 1111111 111011 01011111 0101011 1111101 0111111 11010101 11010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 583
Words 117
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 97
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on March 01, 2016

Modified on April 13, 2023

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