Analysis of Tapat Ko, Linis Ko
Charlene Delfin 1990 (Mandaluyong City)
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 |
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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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