Analysis of The Field



We snuck out of the house
Not wanting to get caught
'Cause if our parents stopped us
It would all be for naught.

We headed for the field
Where we could be together
Holding hands and laughing
Not caring 'bout the weather.

Deep inside the tall grass
We found the perfect place
He turned around to see me
And saw the grin upon my face.

We flopped down on the grass
And stared up at the sky
So excited to be alone at last
Not knowing quite sure why.

See we were only six years old
And knew we weren't the same
But the rest of all that boy/girl stuff
To us was pretty lame.


Scheme XXXX XAXA BCXC BDXD XEXE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Etheree  (35%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111101 110111 11101011 111111 110101 1111010 101010 1101010 101011 110011 1101111 01010111 111101 011101 1010110111 110111 11010111 0111001 101111111 111101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 549
Words 115
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 89
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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