Analysis of A Leaf Unfurls
A leaf unfurls, as gently calls
A watchful sparrow, perched upon
A branch, as budded petals fall
Like snowflakes do upon the ground.
A leaf unfurls, as lively chase
A pair of squirrels their bushy tails,
And up and down the tree they race,
Their raucous chatter unabate’.
A leaf unfurls, and ‘neath it’s edge
Bloom flow’rs of ev’ry shade and hue,
From bushes thick in walling hedge,
To daisies bright and lilacs blue.
A leaf unfurls, as shadows fall
Upon the springing earth alive;
What cheer shall see the robin’s call
When yet again the sun shall rise?
Scheme | XXAB CXCB DEDE AXAX |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 0111101 01010101 0111101 1110101 0111101 011101101 01010111 110101 0110111 1111101 11010101 1101011 011111 01010101 11110101 11010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 571 |
Words | 111 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
Small wonders of spring
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Written on April 13, 2022
Submitted by Dirhaval on May 02, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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