Analysis of A Day in the Life of a Beach
The gulls seem to laugh
flying observantly overhead.
Children covered with sand swim and play.
Waves crash around them,
as they race for shore.
The sun caresses all with its warmth.
Soon it gives way to the night.
And the moon, as if on cue, begins its flight.
The pigeons coo strutting under foot while
In the distance the beach grows quiet.
No sounds of laughter or lifeguard whistles.
Crashing waves now play a serenade,
as young love walks hand in hand.
The gulls and pigeons no longer laugh or coo.
They know it is time for me to say to you,
I love you and I always will.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111 101101 101011101 11011 11111 010101111 1111101 00111110111 0101101011 001001110 111101110 10111001 1111101 01010110111 11111111111 1110111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 569 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 452 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 109 |
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