Analysis of As the lambs flocked.

Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)



As the lambs flocked to pens,
so did the drakes lead their hens.
The cold nights had come
killing off their peers.
Lead by Arch Angel Helion
the sun to their west.
An emerald crown lead their quest.


Scheme AABCDEE
Poetic Form
Metre 101111 1101111 01111 10111 111101 01111 1101111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 194
Words 38
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 156
Words per stanza (avg) 38

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Winter.

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Written on November 05, 2021

Submitted by heathert.34240 on November 04, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Heather Lydia Thornhill

Moods and mindsets poetry. Published. Book in progress: Don't talk rot. more…

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