Analysis of Wind Swept Hill



Life goes on and on,
In seasons gone and gone and gone;
The freedom that we had today,
Is swept and blown and spread away,
To make for us a lofty perch
On which to sit and search (and search),
For things of which were meant to stay:
I wonder if 'twere meant that way.


Scheme ABCCDDCC
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 01010101 01011101 11010101 11110101 11110101 11110111 11011111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 260
Words 55
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 203
Words per stanza (avg) 55
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Submitted on October 09, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Donald Loudon

I started to write because of the great feeling of release, and being able to do something of my own that I enjoyed. Since then, writing has become a way of life for me, and I enjoy it thoroughly. I write about things I feel strongly and or know a lot about. more…

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