Analysis of Racing home



A dome of clearest blue
arches high above the land
wispy thin clouds blow
upon the growing wind

majestic mountains rise
peaks thrusting into the sky
darkening clouds there do grow
like dark castles in the sky

jagged rocks do barren lie
little soil there does cling
plants there cannot grow
where the rain can run free

the air does take a chill
as the wind is mighty grow
slicing through the summer clothes
too thin for that which comes

quickly races the bike
rushing to a beckoning home
the warmth of summer ride
cut short by coming storm

rain drops fat and full
wash down on mountain high
in gathering streamlet’s does grow
carrying precious soil away

pebbles now do shift
and stones do wiggle free
and then with gathering speed
fall downward upon the road


Scheme XXAX XBAB BXAC XAXX XXXX XBAX XCXX
Poetic Form
Metre 011101 1010101 10111 010101 010101 1100101 1001111 1110001 111101 101111 11101 101111 011101 1011101 1010101 111111 101001 10101001 011101 111101 11101 111101 0100111 10010101 10111 011101 0111001 1100101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 732
Words 137
Sentences 1
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 28
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted by wakofoed on May 21, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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