Analysis of The homing bee



You are belted with gold, little brother of mine,
   Yellow gold, like the sun
That spills in the west, as a chalice of wine
   When feasting is done.

You are gossamer-winged, little brother of mine,
   Tissue winged, like the mist
That broods where the marshes melt into a line
   Of vapour sun-kissed.

You are laden with sweets, little brother of mine,
   Flower sweets, like the touch
Of hands we have longed for, of arms that entwine,
   Of lips that love much.

You are better than I, little brother of mine,
   Than I, human-souled,
For you bring from the blossoms and red summer shine,
   For others, your gold.


Scheme ABAB ACAC ADAD ACAX
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 111011101011 101101 11001101011 11011 111001101011 11101 11101010101 1111 111011101011 101101 11111111101 11111 111011101011 11101 111101001101 11011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 625
Words 109
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 116
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Emily Pauline Johnson

Emily Pauline Johnson Tekahionwake commonly known as E Pauline Johnson or just Pauline Johnson was a Canadian writer and performer popular in the late 19th century Pauline Johnson was notable for her poems and performances that celebrated her aboriginal heritage One such poem is the frequently anthologized The Song My Paddle Sings Her poetry was published in Canada the United States and Great Britain Johnson was one of a generation of widely read writers who began to define a Canadian national literature more…

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