Analysis of Homesick
Matthew Flanders 1996 (Louisiana)
I set out on the road again, to the twists of the bidden way,
where the trees bend and the forks end in the wrath of a crooked fray;
where the crows sigh and the wolves reply in a savage hunting tune,
while the heinous shades of the wild wood blot out the watchful moon.
I set out on the road again, for the hope of a small retreat,
from the mortal hill and the winter chill for the relief of weary feet.
And all I have is this waxen flame to light the lonely road,
which wanders on till it comes upon the sight of that warm abode.
I set out on the road again, to keep the flame about,
and weather the pains of biting rains and soften thunder’s shout;
all for the hope of that little shack, the place I trust my life,
where love abounds in persons two: my child and my wife.
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 1111010110110101 1011001100110101 1011001010010101 101011011110101 1111010110110101 101010010110011101 01111111110101 1101111010111101 11110101110101 010011101010101 110111101011111 1101010111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 779 |
Words | 170 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 50 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 200 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
About this poem
A feeling for driving home at night
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