Analysis of Grains of Sand



Poems are little grains of sand
in which I share an insight into my thoughts.
As they fly through the air,
they sparkle in the light
and morph into words on my pen,
creating lyrical ideas
I craft into poems.


Scheme ABCDEFG
Poetic Form
Metre 10110111 0111110111 111101 110001 01011111 010100010 110110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 207
Words 43
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 164
Words per stanza (avg) 40

About this poem

This is the title of my book of poems that I will publish sometime this year. This short verse is the introductory page.

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Submitted by susannaelliott on April 26, 2024

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Susanna Elliott-Newth

Susanna is a teacher, living near the coastal fringes of the Illawarra Coastline in NSW, Australia. Her environment is her stimulus for her writing. She has published four books of short stories, as well as her own memoir book, and writes educational resources for teachers. more…

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