Analysis of Butterflies, Birds, And Bees
A swarm of bumblebees proclaim aloud
And demonstrate possession of the fields
By chasing colts through haze of dusty cloud
And even that old tattered scarecrow yields.
But not the butterflies who laugh and smile
While flitting, gliding on those tinctured wings
And patiently await their turn with style;
I wish they'd all last through a hundred springs.
The birds content to just sit in the trees
Surrounding all the fields like tall stockade;
Just perched there in the shelter of cool leaves
Awaiting sundown for their promenade.
I've asked permission many times, "Oh please,
Let me watch butterflies, the birds, and bees."
Scheme | ABAB CDCD EAXX EE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01110101 010010101 1101111101 0101110101 110101101 110101111 0100011111 1111110101 0110111001 010101111 1110010111 01011101 1101010111 111100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 611 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 26, 2023
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