Analysis of A Leaf Unfurls

Shelby Minick 1995 (Fairfax, VA)



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

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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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Shelby Minick

Shelby grew up reading from a young age and was encouraged to try her hand at different writing styles throughout her schooling years. She began writing poetry several years ago, and her influences are such poets as Tennyson, Longfellow, Kipling, and Tolkien, to name a few. more…

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