Analysis of Dead and Living Things
These perfectly elongated teardrops
Are living cellular sculptures.
Their bladelike edges slice the air,
As they gently fall to earth.
Their spear tips – razor sharp, drop like feathers,
But their soft, delicate bodies
Soon harden and crack from harsh sun,
Leaving them dry and withered.
Now, discarded and unwanted they lie
Littering the well-worn pathways
Where nature’s creatures search for food
Amidst their cracked carcasses.
Their scent entices many predators –
Delicious eucalyptus oils
That waft through the morning breezes
To ignite keen appetites.
Their leaves, left to endure the ravages
Of caterpillars and the like
Are devoured – but never destroyed
As in seed they’ll grow once more.
Scheme | AAXX AAXX XAXA AAAA AXXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 110001001 11010010 1110101 1110111 1111011110 11110010 11001111 1011010 1010001011 1000111 11010111 0111100 11110100 0100101 11101010 101110 1111010100 1100001 101011001 1011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 711 |
Words | 122 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 114 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Isn't nature wonderful!
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