Analysis of The Metaphor of Life
Some long — and some short.
Our destiny in the stars.
Life is but a dream!
| Scheme | ABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tercet |
| Metre | 11011 10100001 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 76 |
| Words | 18 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 55 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
“Row, Row, Row Your Boat.” So says this famous nursery rhyme, written as if it were a mime, full of gesture, movement, action; a pantomime with much attraction. It is a metaphor of life, full of wonder — and some strife.
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Written on December 30, 2021
Submitted by karlcfolkes on December 30, 2021
Modified on April 14, 2023
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