Analysis of Point of View
No sun shines in today's dark skies.
A dreary world, clouds soon to cry.
That's the view of most of the world,
But not through the eyes of one little girl.
All she can see is the wind in the trees.
It brings her a smile, this autumn breeze.
All she can hear is the soft rain falling.
She listens closely; the storm is calling.
The seconds between lightning and thunder,
She counts as the sky seems torn asunder.
Anxiously waiting for the gale to arrive,
So she may watch as the sky comes alive.
Oh! What a miracle! Such a beautiful sight,
The night storm so fierce, her eyes alight.
The heavens echoing, a thunderous drum,
Keeping the rhythm, by wind and rain sung.
Clapping and laughing, such a wonderous show!
The fury lessens now. She smiles, even though,
She knows that soon the song must stop.
Till then she listens: Drip, Drop, Plip, Plop
Scheme | ABCDEEFFGGHHIIJKLLMM |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 11100111 01011111 10111101 1110111101 1111101001 110011101 1111101110 1101001110 0100110010 1110111010 10010101101 1111101101 110100101001 011110101 01010001001 1001011011 100101011 01010111101 11110111 111101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 825 |
Words | 156 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 653 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 156 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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