Analysis of Serenity
Fern and moss and lichens green,
Gilded in a sun bright beam,
Fairy gold and emeralds gleam,
Along the wooded way.
Twilight under brilliant blue,
Mortal cares in here are few,
Only one, I would that you,
Were with me here this day.
Out upon the hilltop clear,
High above brake, mead, and mere,
Strange horizons did appear,
And shimmer distantly.
Places past, and roads ahead,
Hidden ways, and paths untread,
Wondrous vistas glimpsed with dread,
If only you could see.
Later, fire flickers red,
Beside the hearth there’s drink and bread,
Soon I will be off to bed,
Where tranquil dreams are near.
Softly shadows gather round,
Still I dwell on what I found,
Happiness with sorrow bound,
And wish that you were here.
Scheme | XAAB CCCB DDDC EEEX EEED FFFX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010101 1000111 1010101 010101 110101 1010111 1011111 011111 101011 1011101 1010101 0101 1010101 101011 1010111 110111 1010101 01011101 1111111 110111 101101 1111111 1001101 011101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 720 |
Words | 153 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 24 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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