Analysis of I once was a tree
I once for a tree
But I got cut down
I was so tall
So green and so brown
I once was a tree
That was a sad day for me,
I made a big sound
When I hit the ground
Yet today I am happy
Because you get to see
This little poem
Written for you
Written on me
| Scheme | ABXB AACC AAXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11101 11111 1111 11011 11101 1101111 11011 11101 1011110 011111 11010 1011 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 251 |
| Words | 63 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
This poem was written on a sticky note to my once beloved to describe that every life comes to an end but continues on in a different way.
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Written on November 30, 2022
Submitted by brandondavidjack on January 16, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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