Analysis of My Neighbor's Azaleas



Azaleas blooming on my neighbor's vine,
The cost was his and his the labor too,
Are owned by him but they are also mine;
Mine to enjoy, their loveliness to view.

They bloom for me and are to me so far
Because a good man grew them I am rich,
Much more than he who gives gentle care;
I love them so, their view I often snitch.

I know from this that others plant for me
So why be selfish when in what they own
Is shared with all that joy may also be
Upon neighbor's vine, for you it's grown.

So plant azaleas on your other side
That other neighbor's joy may there abide.


Scheme ABAB XCXC DEDE FF
Poetic Form
Metre 0101011101 0111010101 1111111101 11011111 1111011111 0101111111 111111101 1111111101 1111110111 1111010111 1111111101 011011111 1101011101 1101011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 554
Words 115
Sentences 4
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 109
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on April 26, 2023

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