This is an analysis of Roses And Rue by Sara Teasdale.

Bring me the roses white and red,
And take the laurel leaves away;…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: ababXXXXbaba
  • Stanza lengths: 12,
  • Metre: 11010111 11010101 11010111 11010101 11010101 11110101 11110101 01010111 11110101 11010101 11010101 11110101
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Stanzas: 1
  • Lines: 12

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