Analysis of Childrens' Days



Six o'clock,
now it's dawn.
The birds awaken and roosters crow
and children are up with their faces a'glow.

Twelve o'clock,
it's noon now.
The sun is high and the day is hot,
when asked outdoors, the children say, "Not!"

Six o'clock,
the sun is setting.
Owls go hunt and bats come out
and children are running all about.

Twelve o'clock,
it's midnight now.
The moon is high and stars are bright
and children dream all through the night.


Scheme Axbb Acdd Axee Acff
Poetic Form
Metre 101 111 010100101 01011111001 101 111 011100111 111101011 101 01110 1110111 010110101 101 111 01110111 01011101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 420
Words 80
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 83
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on October 19, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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