Analysis of Peaceful Evening
The doves flew slowly to the old elm tree
and there perched on a gnarled limb.
They cooed and preened til they fell asleep
as the setting sun grew dim.
A brown chubby rabbit hopped lazily along
toward the cozy shelter of home;
probably singing a happy song
or reciting a soothing poem.
Somewhere a cricket chirped, a bullfrog croaked,
and the stately owl with great yellow eyes just stared.
He, in his speckled brown suit, was cloaked
as he studied the possibilities of E=MC2.
Bass bobbed to the surface for their evening meal
causing circular ripples to appear.
The ripples grew broader but weaker in zeal
and finally they just disappeared.
The sun walked slowly down the western stairs,
til just its crown could be seen,
and at last it stepped out of sight of the players
as night strode into the scene.
Scheme | ABCBDEDFGGGHIJIGKLML |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 0111010111 0111011 110111101 1010111 011010110001 010101011 100100101 101001010 10101011 001011110111 101101111 111000100110 11101011101 1010010101 01011011001 01001101 0111010101 1111111 011111111010 1110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 787 |
Words | 144 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 646 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 145 |
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Peaceful Evening" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 18 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/104198/peaceful-evening>.
Discuss this Snodeel poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In