This is an analysis of To Rose by Sara Teasdale.

Rose, when I remember you,
Little lady, scarcely two,…

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Structure

  • Rhyme scheme: Aabbccddeeff AagghhbbcccX
  • Stanza lengths: 12,12,
  • Metre: 1110101 1010101 1110001 0010001 1110101 1110011 1111100 1001101 1110001 1011001 1111111 1011011 1110101 1110111 0110101 1011110 0110101 0110101 1110101 0010001 10110101 1010001 1010101 101011100
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Stanzas: 2
  • Lines: 24