Analysis of The Tornado
Mary Helen Trujillo 1987 (Colorado)
I had a dream of a tornado
It was ripping through the town
My kids were on a Ferris wheel
And I could not get them down
I had a dream of a tornado
It got a little way too close
But in my dream I felt safe
While drowning in the chaos
I had a dream of a tornado
It was quick and full of grace
As it swept into town quickly
And ripped things from their place
I had a dream of a tornado
And it scares me to this day
Because in the end as it turns out
The tornado was just me
| Scheme | Abxb Axxx Acdc Axxd |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 11011001 1110101 11010101 0111111 11011001 11010111 1011111 1100010 11011001 1110111 11101110 011111 11011001 0111111 010011111 001111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 477 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
About this poem
As a parent it’s easy to lose control of your emotions. This poem speaks to that space and time when parents lash out in unhealthy ways. Let’s be better parents.
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Written on August 20, 2022
Submitted by mtrujillo7587 on August 20, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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