Analysis of Dew



No memory of shown, the knee length grass
Cold wet with pre-morning dew
Dampens the ends of her dress.
            She does not notice...
Her curious laughter lingers in the silent air.
As the sun reaches the horizon
And the sky comes alive!
             Barely breathing...
She sits next to her love, and waits...
As the petal falls from the rose in hair
And the tears dry on her cheeks...
She turns from the magnificent view
And walks away bare fingered.


Scheme ABCDEFGHIEJBK
Poetic Form
Metre 1100110111 1111101 101101 11110 0100101000101 101100010 001101 1010 11110101 1010110101 0011101 111001001 0101110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 458
Words 86
Sentences 9
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 334
Words per stanza (avg) 79

About this poem

It is a reflection of the pressures of society on women to conform to the age old tradition of marriage and how these are still prevalent in modern day thinking.

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Written on August 07, 2020

Submitted by Cnkirchmann on March 05, 2024

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Catherine Kirchmann

Catherine has studied psychology but has written and directed theatre. She has always been fascinated by the world of poetry. When not scribbling in her notebooks Catherine can be found playing with her dog. more…

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