Analysis of Autumn Dance



Beside my feet there was a sound
Of dancing leaves upon the ground
That never once began to slow
Their pace and rhythm on the go.
Some danced in circles with the wind
As though excited with a friend
Because they were at last so free
From what had held them to a tree.
They ran across the street with cheer
To finally be leaving here
Not knowing that the wind would leave
Thus ending hope for their reprieve
Unlike their brothers whose desire
Helped guide them far away from fire.


Scheme AABBCDEEFGHHII
Poetic Form
Metre 01111101 11010101 11010111 11010101 11010101 11010101 01101111 11111101 11010111 11001101 11010111 11011101 011101010 111101110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 479
Words 93
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 386
Words per stanza (avg) 91

About this poem

Loosely based on an observation.

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Written on September 26, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 26, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on September 26, 2023

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