Analysis of The Beauty That Surrounds Us
When our world is cast in shadows,
and we’re feeling challenged by
the failings of the flesh,
we can take in the quiet beauty
that surrounds us, and
-if only for a moment-
breathe deeply from
a lightness that buoys us up
and pulls us through the darkness…
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (56%) |
| Metre | 11011101 0010101 010101 111001010 10110 1101010 1101 01011011 0111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 264 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 201 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
About this poem
When we’re feeling weak and hopeless, our heavy hearts can become lighter, our spirits brighter, just by taking in the natural beauty that surrounds us.
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