Analysis of Rosie Knows
Rosie knows the bluebird’s loss
when clipped of feathered wing,
And why when bunny’s
snatched by fox,
its mama grieves the spring
Rosie knows the lightning strike
is followed by the blast,
And how to wish with all her might,
the suffering won’t last
Rosie knows that hunger pangs
consume you in the dark,
Though evilness snuffs out the light,
there’s evermore, a spark —
Rosie knows there’s always hope
your troubles soon will end,
That caring folks will help you cope,
and all your wounds will mend…
Rosie knows —I saw it there
in bright and soulful eyes,
That she no longer has to bear,
a cruel and lonely life
Rosie knows her heart is safe,
her body free from harm-
When she is in the warm embrace
of Mema’s loving arms
Rosie knows how grateful feels,
her big tail sprightly swishes —
The ones she loves and who love her,
have granted all her wishes!
Scheme | ABAXB XCDC XEDE FGFG HXHX XXXX XIXI |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101011 111101 0111 111 110101 1010101 110101 01111101 010011 1011101 011001 111101 11001 101111 110111 11011111 011111 1011111 010101 11110111 0100101 1010111 010111 11100101 11101 1011101 0111010 01110110 1101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 914 |
Words | 184 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 96 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
About this poem
One day I met a woman sitting on the beach, hugging a big dog that was sitting in her lap. The woman told me that she rescued Rosie a few months earlier, and shared with me some of what she endured before they rescued her. You could see in Rosie’s eyes how grateful she was and how much she and her Mema loved each other. I was so moved by this experience, that I wrote a poem for them.
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Written on September 11, 2024
Submitted by susan.brumel on January 13, 2025
Modified by susan.brumel on January 13, 2025
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