Analysis of Y Are The Maiden Posies
Louisa May Alcott 1832 – 1888
''Y' are the maiden posies,
And so graced,
To be placed
Fore damask roses.
Yet, though thus respected,
By and by
Ye do lie,
Poor girls, neglected.'
| Scheme | ABBACDDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110101 011 111 11010 111010 101 111 11010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 148 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 14, 2023
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