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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Written on September 27, 2011

Submitted by BARKER99 on August 03, 2021

Modified by BARKER99 on August 05, 2021

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