Analysis of THE TREE WITH NO LEAVES
A disturbing pattern developed in my sleep
That keeps me tossing and turning
I was counting past lovers, instead of sheep
Like a shepherd, in my dream I couldn't stop herding
Awake now, staring into the yard at a barren tree
From my window, wondering about its peaceful existence
Caught a reflection of me, superimposed like a mental selfie
That tree without foilage, bared my resemblance
| Scheme | ABAB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 001010010011 11110010 11101100111 1010011110110 01110010110101 111010001110010 100101100110101 1101111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 390 |
| Words | 67 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 158 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
Trees fall in the forest, quietly.
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Written on December 09, 2021
Submitted by jb809499 on December 09, 2021
Modified on April 29, 2023
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