Analysis of Queen City
David Cronk 1977
Footsteps from Erie's all-encompassing gaze
Queen cities lights dimmed by industries haze
Rustbelt erosion in glory days frozen
Birthplace of grit the strong and the chosen
Skyways shadow cast on towers of grain
A city of plight, hope, resurgence, and pain
Peace bridges waterways thundering might
Streets Native born monikers, neons and light
Reborn from ashes of enemies crown
Steel cities memories rust in the ground
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 111101001 1101111001 1010010110 111010010 11111011 01011101001 110101001 1101100101 1111011001 1101001001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 413 |
| Words | 66 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 348 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 68 |
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Submitted by DaveCronkBuffalo on April 22, 2021
Modified by DaveCronkBuffalo on May 04, 2021
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