Analysis of Fresh Coat of Paint



I found the red wheelbarrow,
Broken in a strew

Rust from rain
And dust grew

So I grabbed my tools and began fixing
Blood, sweat, Tired eyes and calaced hands,

the red wheelbarrow was mended at last
Escaping from the world, I went to bed

Woken by the caged white chickens
Everyday at the same time
As they do there morning singing and cry

Looking out from my window,
Sun is shining
There in the center of my yard the wheelbarrow is shining

But past the fresh coat of paint and brand new wheel
You still see the cracks and scars it carries.

Though its not perfect,
It can still do its job,
we can only hope that it can go on


Scheme AB XB CX XX XXX ACC XX XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 110110 10001 111 011 1111100110 11101011 011011011 0101011111 10101110 1011011 1111101001 1011110 1110 10010111010110 11011110111 1110101110 11101 111111 1110111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 636
Words 138
Sentences 2
Stanzas 8
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 2, 3
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 62
Words per stanza (avg) 15

About this poem

This is poem that is a response to William Carlos Williams poem The Red Wheelbarrow.

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Written on January 23, 2024

Submitted by Mia.cutolo2024 on January 23, 2024

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