Analysis of Monarch Butterfly
A static
stained glass
window
mirrored
and true
A stature
of change
white, black
orange
flew
Glided
a fragment
of sun
spark
through
and ruffled
the clouds
with
perfect
blue
| Scheme | XXXXA XXXXA XXXXA XXXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (75%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 010 11 10 10 01 010 11 11 10 1 10 010 11 1 1 010 01 1 01 1 |
| Characters | 181 |
| Words | 39 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 7 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
About this poem
An observation of a butterfly in flight as reflected in a window pane.
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