Analysis of The Lighthouse Keeper (Poem #704)
A lonely life of vigil, no end
A significant light to attend
His job is taken for granted
Crashing waves have landed
The ocean to peruse
From a high perch, his news
Don't crash upon these rocks
Stay away, no docks
(c) Copyright by Jean E. Gorney
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010111011 001001101 11110110 101110 010101 101111 110111 10111 11011110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 241 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 38 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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Submitted on April 28, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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