Analysis of As the Willow Weeps
Listen to the willow as it weeps
Its pores wet inside so that it seeps
Exuding sorrow all the while till morrow
Breaking its branches feeling empty and hollow
| Scheme | AABB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 10101111 111011111 01010101110 101101010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 155 |
| Words | 29 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Written on October 14, 2021
Submitted by kchance74754 on October 14, 2021
Modified on May 01, 2023
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