Analysis of Walking The Hills Of Memory
Magenta fields of blossoms and heather
To my wide open mind I say, "come hither"
Spill over your hillside into my thoughts
For now is a moment when my dream is of yours
Windswept flat of bountiful bliss
Occasional trees I remember their hiss
As the leaves and the wind will coalesce
Smothering sounds and flickers what's left
And outcropping of shale naked from the heath
How much of your shape is hiding beneath?
What fraction of your form is covered by crust?
How long will it be until you weather to dust?
As I envisage the soil on damp grassy land
Suggested footprints follow, a symbol of man
A sun peeking through from a blanket of grey
And the stones of before I walk 'pon them today
| Scheme | AAXX BBXX CCDD XXEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 0101110010 11110111110 110110111 111010111111 1111001 01001101011 101001101 100101011 011110101 1111111001 11011111011 111110111011 110100111101 01011001011 01101101011 001101111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 674 |
| Words | 128 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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