Analysis of The Old Oak tree
The day was sunny, warm and bright
when the young boy saw a wonderful sight
standing tall with branches fine
there an oak tree fit to climb
He hasty made to his upward call
upon bark and branch to conquer all
with clasping hands upon outstretched arms
he grappled with the great oaks charms
But halfway up his grand ascent
fear came and courage went
the oak was not yet to be beat
as swift the boy made his retreat
But now that winter’s much in sight
and the young boy sees his darkest night
he returns once more to see
the splendor of the old oak tree
Then he muses with a sigh
did I once think to climb so high?
he then looks down upon his knee
at the scars still there from the old oak tree
These hands of mine are withered now
and I have no zest within my brow
and yet with wonderment I see
the splendor of the old oak tree
Scheme | aaxx bbcc ddee aafF ggff hhfF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (83%) |
Metre | 01110101 1011101001 1011101 1111111 110111101 011011101 11101011 11010111 11111101 110101 01111111 11011101 11110101 001111101 1011111 01010111 1110101 11111111 11110111 1011110111 11111101 011110111 01110011 01010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 836 |
Words | 175 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
No matter how old we are, life still fills us with wonder.
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