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Preface to Winter

Elizabeth Sheppard 2002 (Ohio)

The winds blow south and with them go
All the birds with fear of snow
The sun dims to a golden glow
And steeper shadows slowly grow

And autumn chill now grasps the night.
Red and yellow leaves take flight
The blight of winter now in sight.
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Quick analysis:

Scheme AAAA BBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 236
Words 47
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 3
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Elizabeth Sheppard

I’m an 18 year old aspiring artist. I love to create and draw. I enjoy long walks outside observing the details of Gods creation. I’m finishing up my homeschooling this year and looking forward to starting collage (praying for a scholarship) more…

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