Analysis of Cold and Wet



One day a poem stood at my doorstep
and I let it come in to get warm and dry
we sat by the fireplace and had a chat

We laughed and shared stories between us,  
about yesterday, today, and tomorrow, and  
yes, it was delightful to get a chuckle or two.  

I picked up my old guitar,  
the poem dusted off the ancient fiddle,  
and we played sonatas and variations of Bach    

Then, we sat down at the kitchen table,  
nibbling on sweet, delicious corn cobs and  
sinking our teeth into succulent roast pheasant.  

At last, we filled our wine goblets to the brim  
with vintage brandy, and we drank to our heart's content.  

A poem does not want to be left alone,  
so, the next time you see a poem outside your door,  
please do me a favor, and let it in.


Scheme XXX XAX XBX BAX XX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 110101111 01111011101 1110100101 110110011 0110010010 1110101101011 1111101 01010101010 01110001011 1111101010 10011010110 1010101100110 11111011101 11010011110110 01011111101 1011110101111 1110100110
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 742
Words 143
Sentences 4
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 3
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 94
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Written on September 08, 2021

Submitted by gregory_g on September 08, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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