Analysis of Clydesdales
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
The Clydes are there
Out Hopewell Road
Their feathered hooves
Haul heavy loads.
Their thickening coats
To challenge cold.
And time congealed with them.
We love the drive
The view so pure
And meekness strong
In them endures.
A shed for cover
A bin for food
And master’s visits
With love endued.
We see their power
And gentle pace.
The meekest of
The Equine Race.
Small ducks afoot
Near feathered hooves
But benign proves
One big pulsing heart.
Clydesdale. Aye Laddie.
| Scheme | X A B X X X X X X X X C D X D C E X E X B X X A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 111 1101 1101 11001 1101 010111 1101 0111 011 0101 01110 0111 01010 1101 11110 0101 011 011 1101 1101 1011 11101 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 522 |
| Words | 119 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 24 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 16 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 3 |
About this poem
have taken many rides out of Kitchener enjoying the openness and freshness of Hopewll Road near Breslau...and the Clydesdales in their paddock.
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Written on December 01, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 03, 2022
Modified by dougb.72572 on December 04, 2022
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