Analysis of poem #26
David Plantinga 1972 (Sherbrooke)
In mainland meadows, flowers tempt,
Yet spurn those animals they tease,
Except caprificating bees.
Here, whatever’s edible’s unkempt.
There is an isle more fortunate
Where nettles sow chrysanthemums,
And farming isn’t wearisome,
And where what tempts must satiate.
| Scheme | ABBA XXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 011101 11110011 0111 1110001 11111100 11010100 0101100 011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 272 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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