Analysis of Little Ebony




This is for my daughter
As I watch her run in the grass
I smile as her warm brown eyes dance as she spins around playing in the sunshine
My little girl
In her sundress colored lavender with ruffles all around
My sweet baby with her infectious giggle that everyone adores
Ebony which beautifully depicts what she is and who she will embody
Ebony
Black and beautiful
Mommy's beautiful little angel
Watching over me turning what should've been memories into mere dreams …

Ebony
I would've named her Ebony
Five months from now and her daddy would've loved her
Ebony
He would've kissed each of your tiny fingers and toes
He would tattooed your name across his heart
He would've taken on the world for you
For Us

Ebony Chante
Perfect
Mommy would've called you her little miracle that forced her way into the world
Conceived into a fickle unwilling womb
Made in love
Ebony
I know you were there
I felt you move
But I didn't tell anyone
Not even your daddy
Who I swear to God would have loved you
Ebony
Mommy's tummy got hard and she still denied you out of fear
I remember how it felt when you left me
Empty and alone
Mommy took a test when she knew you had gone
Oh Ebony I miss you so …
Now more than ever
Because daddy's gone and I fear he'll never
He'll never get the chance to talk to you like did
He'll never get the chance to love you
He'll never her me say
Ebony Chante
Perfect in every way
Her smile
Her laugh
And the silly things she say
I will love you everyday
Ebony Chante


Scheme axxxbxcCddx CcaCxxex BxxxxCxxxceCxcxxxaaxefBfxxffB
Poetic Form
Metre 111110 11101001 111011111110110001 1101 00110100110101 1110100101011001 1001100011110111010 100 10100 101001010 101011011011000111 100 11010100 111100101010 100 1101111101001 1101110111 1101010111 11 1001 01 10101101010011010101 01010100101 101 100 11101 1111 1110110 110110 111111111 100 101011011011111 10101111111 10001 10101111111 11001111 11110 01101011110 110101111111 110101111 110011 1001 0101001 01 01 0010111 1111101 1001
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,434
Words 283
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 11, 8, 29
Lines Amount 48
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 393
Words per stanza (avg) 94
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Submitted on June 27, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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