Analysis of Dove a-mourning
Something soothing in
The coo and the ploof.
His song of lamenting
Right up on your roof.
He seems to know trials
But flies up above.
His nearness a comfort.
His empathy we love.
| Scheme | X A X A X B X B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10100 01001 111010 11111 111110 11101 11010 110011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 185 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 18 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
About this poem
Such a buddy. Not usually in the snows.
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Written on December 14, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 14, 2022
Modified on March 22, 2023
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