Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- First Published: 1847
- Type of Work: Lyric
- Genres: Poetry, Lyric poetry
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Nature, Flowers, Kings, queens, or royalty, Trees, Battles, Wounds or injuries, Victorian era or Victorianism, Princes or princesses, Gardens or gardening, Sleep
The Poem
“Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal” is a short lyric of fourteen lines. It begins with two stanzas of four lines each. Next comes a couplet, and the poem concludes with another four-line stanza. The reader of the poem will at once note that it has no title but is known by its first line. The reason for this is that the lyric forms part of a large epic, The Princess. The epic includes several famous lyrics, including “Tears, Idle tears” and “Come Down, O Maid.”
“Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal” is read by Princess Ida to the prince, who is...
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