Analysis of The Walk
The Walk
The man wobbled down the darkened street
while the wind buckled his knees to his feet
the sleet pounded off the tarnished brick walls
where he reached out for fear he might fall.
Yet he was constant with each scripted stride
as the weather worsened in the sky outside
he disappeared like sunset through the air
as I took in every step as I curiously stared.
I do not know where the man wanted to go
as he juddered through the sleet and snow
I want to believe the man is safe and well
and hope he makes it to the place he dwells.
| Scheme | XAAXX BBXX CCXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01 011010101 1011011111 0110101011 111111111 1111011101 10101000111 10111101 111010011110001 11111011011 11110101 11101011101 0111110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 525 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on March 23, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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