Analysis of Moaning Outside, the Wind.
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
February and
Ice storms most likely
Persistent wind
Moaning against my bedroom glass.
Well that’s Canada.
Wind off the Atlantic
Piling up massive waves.
Against ancient Rock, Peggy’s Cove.
Wind over the Prairies
Tearing at the Ukrainian
Sod huts of yesteryear.
Wind skipping the
Crests of Rockies
Eroding tiniest fragments
Making for those
Turquoise Lakes.
Morraine, Bow, Louise.
Same wind now
Challenging me in darkness
Outside eleventh floor.
Maybe a cardinal
Crimson and treetop.
Will sing later for
My comfort and courage.
He’s the troubadour of Spring.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKEILMNIOPQRSQTU |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (28%) |
| Metre | 1000 11110 0101 1001111 11100 110010 101101 0110111 110010 10100100 11110 1100 1110 01010010 1011 101 1101 111 1001010 110101 100100 1001 11101 110010 101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 564 |
| Words | 98 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 25 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 454 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 87 |
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Written on February 02, 2023
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Modified by dougb.72572 on February 02, 2023
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