Analysis of Scarlet Song of Hope



Look to the top
Of the poplar.
Lifeless, and
Armoured with glaze.
Monochrome sky
For a back-drop.
Monochrome mood
Now, for days.
Caught in the
Doldrums of winter,
Dampened and
Chilled to the core.
Hear him, the pure
Note of promise.
Fluid and full,
Troubadour.
Perched above all
That is dreary.
Scarlet friend, come
With spring’s tune.
Singing the
Prophecy clearly:
“It’ll come,
It’ll come, soon.”

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Scheme ABCDXAXDEBCFXXXFXGHIEGHI X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (68%)
Metre 1101 1010 100 111 101 1011 101 111 100 10110 100 1101 1101 1110 1001 10 1011 1110 1011 111 100 10010 11 111 101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 454
Words 89
Sentences 13
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 24, 1
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 13
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 159
Words per stanza (avg) 35
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Written on March 06, 2023

Submitted by dougb.19255 on March 06, 2023

Modified on March 07, 2023

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Wayne Blair

Born in London. Graduated law 1976 Practised eleven years, Married Hilary 1974 Two kids Lauren 1980 And Jordan 1987. Business failed 1987. Moved not knowing whither. Happy hills of Waterloo Region. Mennonite Country. Thirty four years in Industry. No complaints. Poet, photographer, nature hiker. Harmonica busker. http://puffnchord7.blogspot.com/ more…

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