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 |
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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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