Analysis of A soldier in red

Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)



His face looked down
As if being blessed
His hand on his sword
A beat on his chest
A hero so strong
So loyal and true
I thought you belong here
As his robe blew


Scheme ABCBDEFE
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 11101 11111 01111 01011 11001 111011 1111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 160
Words 35
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 126
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Written on February 02, 2023

Submitted by heathert.34240 on February 02, 2023

Modified on March 09, 2023

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Heather Lydia Thornhill

Moods and mindsets poetry. Published. Book in progress: Don't talk rot. more…

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