Analysis of A Fallen Leaf
Ella Wheeler Wilcox 1855 (Janesville) – 1919
A trusting little leaf of green,
A bold audacious frost;
A rendezvous, a kiss or two,
And youth for ever lost.
Ah, me!
The bitter, bitter cost.
A flaunting patch of vivid red,
That quivers in the sun;
A windy gust, a grave of dust,
The little race is run.
Ah, me!
Were that the only one.
| Scheme | xaxaBx xcxcBc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01010111 010101 0100111 011101 11 010101 01011101 11001 01010111 010111 11 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 310 |
| Words | 59 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on May 02, 2023
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