Analysis of The duckling



Nature is precious.it should be well looked after and kept with care.

There was once a duckling
As delicate and as fragile as ice
It lived in a beautiful pond.

One winter,the pond became ice
The duckling had to learn to survive
But she couldn't so she died.

God blessed her with a
Beautiful place in heaven
This duckling who had no brethren.

She still is seen quacking in
The ponds nearby
Her spirit lives though her body
Has died!!!


Scheme X XAX AXB XCC XXXB
Poetic Form
Metre 10111111100111 111010 1100011011 11001001 111011 010111101 1110111 11010 1001010 11011110 111110 0111 01011010 11
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 420
Words 82
Sentences 6
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 3, 3, 4
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 69
Words per stanza (avg) 16
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Submitted on August 22, 2013

Modified on March 31, 2023

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Seema Tabassum Ali

I am Seema Tabassum Ali.I live in Rawalpindi.The British Homes is my exact address.Just on the brinks of Rawalpindi.Half way across is Islamabad. more…

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