Analysis of My Aeroplane
Greg Lanier 1962 (Atlanta, GA)
I want to fly my aeroplane
above the clouds
and pouring rain
To slip those earthen bonds, so surly,
I need to get there fairly early
I want to dive my aeroplane
into the clouds
and back again
To lick the dew drops from my hand
To steal it from the thirsty land.
I want to fly my aeroplane
but her cloth is torn
and wings are maimed
Thus until I can fix these things,
my aeroplane is just a dream.
Scheme | Abacc abadd Aax xx |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (53%) |
Metre | 111111 0101 0101 111101110 111111010 111111 0101 0101 11011111 11110101 111111 10111 0111 10111111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 382 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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