Analysis of Linnea



In the white, fertile fields of heaven
where infinite blessings flow;
on February twice seven,
with your honeybee wings, you go.

You weren't perfect,
None of us are.
But now you sit upon
the morning star.

Your aunt must've wept
when she went to write
and all the letters wret
detail your sleepless nights.

Now my friend lies covered in sheets
and I know not where she is
her body is cold as the fabric pleats
My dear little bee, do you hear what she says?


Scheme ABAB CDXD XXCX EXEX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (50%)
Metre 001101110 1100101 1100110 1110111 11001 1111 111101 0101 11101 11111 010101 011101 11111001 0111111 0101110101 11101111111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 460
Words 96
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 22

About this poem

This poem was written February 15, 2022, the day after the death of a friend.

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Written on February 15, 2022

Submitted by KellenLou on February 15, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Kellen Anderson

Kellen Anderson is an American poet and artist who draws inspiration from the world around her, as well as the English Romantic Era and other parts of history. more…

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