Analysis of The Wind and the Stranger
Tap, tap, tap upon my door.
Tap, tap, tap three times more.
Could it be the wind or something so much more.
For if it's the wind I shall let it blow.
Tap, tap, tap upon my door.
Tap, tap, tap three times more.
Could it be a stranger lurking through my door.
For if it's a stranger, I shall not want to know.
For if I open the door to find the wind, it shall be a sigh of relief.
But if it's a stranger, I stand in disbelief.
I stand shuttering at the closed door, contemplating in my mind, three taps more.
I open the door to find no one there, a gentle breeze covers the air.
No stranger to fear, no more tapping on my door.
I settle down fears no more, my mind at ease.
Pondering the tapping at my door, hearing the gentle breeze.
Tap, tap, tap upon my door.
Tap, tap, tap three times more.
Scheme | AAab AAab cc a xa dd AA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110111 111111 11101110111 1110111111 1110111 111111 11101010111 111010111111 1111001110111101101 11101011001 111001011100011111 110011111101011001 110111110111 11011111111 100010111100101 1110111 111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 800 |
Words | 183 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
A mysterious sound compels a man to make a decision.
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Written on March 01, 2023
Submitted by cawleyglenn on March 01, 2023
Modified on April 27, 2023
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