Analysis of The oak trees



We are standing heavy-laden
 under the weight of this moss.
 No one can see us crying
 over all that we have lost.

The old man that smoked a pipe
 and had a most devilish smile,
 no longer lives here~
 and has not for quite a while.

The corn house is now empty
 but we protect it with our shade.
 We miss seeing the activity
 that all the people made.

The lady that tended the flowers
 and made the house a home~
 just closed the doors on day
 and was,forever gone.

The little girl comes back
 and visits us now and then.
 We are always glad to see her.
 She seems to smile again.

We are old, gnarled and tired
 but we obediently guard the hill.
 At night as we are bathed in mist,
 We Can hear their voices still.


Scheme XXXX XAXA BCBC XXXX XDXD XEXE
Poetic Form Quatrain  (67%)
Metre 11101010 1001111 1111110 1011111 0111101 0101101 11011 0111101 0111110 110111101 111000100 110101 010110010 010101 110111 011 010111 0101101 1111110 111101 1111010 1101000101 11111101 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 696
Words 140
Sentences 11
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on July 01, 2016

Modified on March 25, 2023

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