Analysis of The Scarecrow
Khalil Gibran 1883 (Bsharri) – 1931 (New York City)
Once I said to a scarecrow, 'You must be tired of standing in this
lonely field.'
And he said, 'The joy of scaring is a deep and lasting one, and I
never tire of it.'
Said I, after a minute of thought, 'It is true; for I too have
known that joy.'
Said he, 'Only those who are stuffed with straw can know it.'
Then I left him, not knowing whether he had complimented or belittled
me.
A year passed, during which the scarecrow turned philosopher.
And when I passed by him again I saw two crows building a nest
under his hat.
Scheme | XX XA XX A XX X XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110101111011001 101 01101110101010101 101011 1110010111111111 111 1110111111111 111111010111001010 1 01110101010100 0111110111111001 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 519 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 57 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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