Analysis of Snow of Red
Snow is falling
from the sky above
and layers the ground
in glistening white.
I stare out the window,
my face up to the glass
while admiring the
spectacular wintry sight.
I run down the steps
pulling on my coat
and boots saying "I'm going
out to play for a while."
I sprint through the door
and get a shock of cold air
while I carelessly leap
into an enormous snow pile.
I taste the snowflakes
as they land on my tongue.
I lie in the snow
as I roll around in bliss.
"Come inside, Eve,"
Calls my dear mother.
"Time to set up the tree."
My ninth Christmas I can't miss.
Ornaments scatter on the floor;
a kaleidoscope of
many beautiful colors;
Colors of green, and my favorite, red.
I hang each ornament with care,
admiring each and every one.
When the tree was finished
this is what my mother says:
"Go out and play in the snow.
You can have friends over
and have a snowball fight."
I couldn't ask for more.
I happily agree to her suggestion
and call over my neighbors.
I see them walk over
so I merrily frolic out the door.
"Hi you guys-" I begin to say,
but I couldn't finish my sentence.
As I carelessly walk out the door
I didn't spot a patch of ice under my feet.
I trip headfirst,
falling flat on my skull.
I don't know what happens,
but the sidewalk and my head meet.
Things are going cloudy,
and then turn black.
I can't see a thing.
I don't know where I am.
A moment later I wake up,
however not seeing clearly.
All I know is I am on the ground
and people are panicking above.
I feel a dull pain
deep within my head.
I can't move a muscle.
I know something isn't right.
I try to speak,
but I feel extremely weak.
Is this really happening to me?
I force myself to move with all my might.
I try to look over
to see my surroundings.
All I see is snow
which is no longer white, but red.
There is my blood everywhere.
My mother is weeping.
I start to fade all over again.
This time is final. I knew it is the end.
Scheme | ABCD EXXD XXAF GHXF XXEI XJKI GBLM HNXX EJDG NLJG XXGO XPXO KXAX XKCB XMPD QQKD JXEM HAXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1110 10101 01001 01001 111010 111101 10100 0100101 11101 10111 0110110 111101 11101 0101111 111001 01101011 1101 111111 11001 1110101 1011 11110 111101 1110111 10010101 00101 1010010 1011011001 11110011 010101001 101110 1111101 1101001 111110 01011 110111 11000110010 0110110 111110 1110010101 11110111 111010110 111001101 110101111011 1111 101111 111110 1010111 111010 0111 11101 111111 01010111 1011010 111111101 010110001 11011 10111 111010 1110101 1111 1110101 111010011 111111111 111110 111010 11111 11110111 111110 110110 111111001 11110111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,844 |
Words | 384 |
Sentences | 38 |
Stanzas | 18 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 72 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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