Analysis of Grey Lady
Saint Hyacinthe,
one day I will be buried at your feet because that is where my mother is.
One day, her soil and mine will enmesh, and we will raise wildflowers just as she raised me.
One day, you will bring us back together, and we will bring you wildflowers.
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1100 1111110111011111101 1101011010111111111 1111111010011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
| Characters | 261 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 51 |
| Words per line (avg) | 13 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 203 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
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Written on January 03, 2023
Submitted by emmaoa27 on January 03, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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