Analysis of I Watered Annie's Grave Today
Behind my house
Beneath the trees
Sheltered from the springtime breeze
I raked away great whiffs of grief
From Annie's grave today.
Next to the mound of acorn shells
Ripe maple leaves...decaying smells
Fresh waves of grief assault me now
As I touch the wet-cracked clay.
Purple hyacinths, and tulips abound
Lilacs bloom, and all around
Life springs forth from the watered ground
Perhaps a dog can too?
Tied sprigs of springtime, faded and dry
Summer bouquets, wither and die
Autumn now paints another gray sky
And the acorns cover the ground.
Behind my house
Beneath the trees
Sheltered from the springtime breeze
I watered Annie's grave today...
I still can't say "good-bye".
| Scheme | ABBxc ddxc eeex fffe ABBcf |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 0101 101011 11011111 11101 11011101 11011 11110111 1110111 1010001001 110101 11110101 010111 11111001 10011001 101101011 00101001 0111 0101 101011 1101101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 680 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
Everyone has their own way of grieving, but sometimes it's hard to let go.
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