Analysis of Tapat Ko, Linis Ko



Right after the sunrise can spark,

She was walking to the sidewalk.

Armed with a broom, she will soon start

Sweeping and sweeping on the walk,

And all the small debris will dart

From left to right with every stalk.

Sweeping the sidewalk and below,

Sweeping the early morning trash,

Sweeping the dead leaves that winds blow,

But not careless and not so rash.

On dust beneath, row upon row.

Leaving lines of the broom on the soil,

So the garbage can't ever spoil

Where no snakes can sleep, grow, and coil.

Right after sunrise, I take it,

The old but powerful school broom.

Collecting the desks where they sit.

Sweeping, cleaning the whole classroom.

Before teachers and classmates meet,

I finish and return the broom.


Scheme X A B A B A C D C D C E E E F G F G X G
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 1100111 1110101 11011111 10010101 01010111 111111001 1001001 10010101 10011111 11100111 11011011 101101101 10101101 11111101 1101111 01110011 01001111 1010011 0110011 11000101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 696
Words 126
Sentences 9
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 28
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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Submitted by charlenedelfin on April 17, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Charlene Delfin

Charlene Delfin is a Filipina poet and author who is a frequent participant of the annual Global Poetry Writing Month (GloPoWriMo). more…

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