Analysis of Lion, Wolf, and Sheep
Lindsay Mayeux 1992 (United States of America)
This day shall pass
the end of a raging sea
and a new dawn will come
with fields of gold
and wildflower meadow
upon the lake shore
a boy will sit in peace
with his lion, wolf, and sheep
while they soundlessly sleep
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (44%) |
| Metre | 1111 0110101 001111 1111 0101 01011 011101 1110101 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 214 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 170 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Written on February 27, 2024
Submitted by lindsaymayeux on March 04, 2024
Modified by lindsaymayeux on March 17, 2024
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