This is an analysis of The Rosebuds by Henry Timrod.

Yes, in that dainty ivory shrine,
With those three pallid buds, I twine…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: aaa bbb ccc ddd bXb eee fff ccc ggX
  • Stanza lengths: 3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Metre: 101101001 01110111 11010101 11110101 11110101 110110111 11111101 101101000 010000101 11110111 11010101 11010101 11010001 11111101 110100101 11101101 11111101 11110101 11010111 11010101 11010101 11110101 010100111 01010101 10010101 11001101 101010001
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 9
  • Lines: 27

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