Analysis of The Scarf



It is greener than the tree's in spring
It is lighter than a bird's wing
It is softer than a baby's skin
I got it from my dearest friend
She made it nicely with her own hand
This beautiful present to me she sent
It is the nicest scarf I ever got!


Scheme AABCDEF
Poetic Form
Metre 111010101 11101011 111010101 11111101 111101011 1100101111 1101011101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 240
Words 52
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 191
Words per stanza (avg) 52
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Heidrun Kordholste-Nikander

I was born in Germany in 1960. I lived in Germany, Finland, and California and have visited many European countries. I currently live in Germany, but I would like to return to the US. I started writing poems in California inspired by the beautiful nature. I have a master degree in forestry and North American Studies. I write scientific books about nature and environmental history, but also short stories and poems. more…

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