This is an analysis of Roses by George Eliot.

You love the roses - so do I. I wish
The sky would rain down roses, as they rain…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaaXX
  • Stanza lengths: 7,
  • Metre: 1101011111 0111110111 0101011001 1101010111 1101111111 1101011010 1101110111
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 7