Analysis of Forgotten
Once upon a time in September,
when Springtime's tender blooms burst forth,
the joyous poet did write
a tale to remember,
of brilliant colours,
softest perfumes,
birds in flight,
wondrous
light.
When morning came, the poet awoke
to feel the prison chains of truth,
to find that he'd been dreaming
of former days, of youth.
Health and strength now gone,
the old man weeps.
No one sees
his tears
fall.
NOTE: This poem is in the ‘Nonet’ form. 9 lines per verse. Syllable count 9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1
| Scheme | AXBACCBCB XDXDXCCCX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101010010 1110111 0101011 011010 1101 1001 101 10 1 110101001 11010111 1111110 110111 10111 0111 111 11 1 1110100111111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 477 |
| Words | 85 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9, 9, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 126 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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