Analysis of Snow



I look at the snow cascade from the sky,
And can't help myself from wondering why?
What useless a purpose the white stuff it servers,
Other than get on most people's nerves.

Snow has no function--it falls for no reason,
But fall it will do, in one given season.
It causes such trouble, and makes such a mess,
Emergency services put under duress.

Authorities can't cope; "It came unexpected!"
Blaming the forecasts that never detected.
A first world country, now brought to its knees --
regardless of taxpayers bountiful fees.

It won't go to waste though; the kids will enjoy it,
They'll find many ways to fully employ it.
                                                        I love snow.


Scheme AAXX BBCC XXDD EEX
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101101 011111001 110010011110 101111101 11110111110 11111011010 11011001101 010010011010 01001111010 10001110010 0111011111 0101101001 111111011011 11101110011 111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 676
Words 113
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 3
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 123
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on May 28, 2013

Modified on April 19, 2023

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Kev Green

Just a person who might have suffered more than his fair share of suffering but still lives to tell the tale. Found writing and writing found me. Everything I do is dedicated to my dear Wife and children Emma and Jamie and my mentor Rob Middlehurst. more…

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