Analysis of Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Jasmine Faith Cruz 2002 (Baliuag, Bulacan)
If I am a Eurasian tree sparrow
Fluttering its soft wings on this neighborhood
I’d be ecstatic to scrutinize and look for
The painting it has drawn in a full palette of colors
If I am a Eurasian tree sparrow
I’d see colors of green and deep blue
Not from trees in the forest nor water from the ocean
But from paints covering rust-smeared roofs
If I am a Eurasian tree sparrow
I’d see clear thoroughfares in a dewy morning
Not unstained from dirt and filth
But from rowdy neighbors who uplift a dreary town
If I am a Eurasian tree sparrow
I’d see shiny and fancy looking cars
Not on the highways and busy street
But in the middle of a droughting rice field
If I am a Eurasian tree sparrow
The view from this once majestic landscape
Would weigh down my flapping wings
I’ve mistaken this ghastly borough as a home
As I rest on a thin strand of power line
Instead of a flourishing tree twine
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110010110 1001111110 11010110011 01011100110110 1110010110 111011011 11100101101010 111100111 1110010110 11110001010 1011101 1110101100101 1110010110 1110010101 11010101 1001010111 1110010110 011110101 1111101 10101101101 11110111101 011010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 910 |
Words | 182 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 6 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
About this poem
This poem is about the point of view of a neighborhood bird in my town that is gradually decreasing in number due to the further modernization that disregards the nature's treasures. Though, this a breath of nostalgia,from the uncannily similar views yet in opposite and unfortunate situations.
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Written on August 29, 2021
Submitted by jasminefaithcruz.0815 on August 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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