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


Scheme Axxx Axxx Axxx Axxx Axxxbb
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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