Analysis of The Light In His Eye
He came down to earth
So chipper and gay.
He was tiny and wet,
So timid and shy;
The first sunrise he met
Lit the light in his eye.
He stayed close by his litter
As the wagging of tails
Constituted him fitter -
Put the wind in his sails;
He soon learned to give -
All he needed to do,
He learned how to live
His days faithful and true.
We spent many a long year,
He at my side.
We roamed far and near,
We ranged far and wide.
As darkness came o'er
He, guard by me kept,
From his watch on the floor,
At night as I slept.
Then, as his dotage grew,
His fire dampened became;
I stayed with him through
The flickering last flame.
Till the end became nigh,
His final last shout,
Till the light in his eye
Gently dimmed and went out.
Scheme | XXABAB CDCDXEXE FGFGCHXH EIEIBJBJ |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (23%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 11111 11001 111001 11001 01111 101011 1111110 101011 100110 101011 11111 111011 11111 111001 1110011 1111 11101 11101 110110 11111 111101 11111 11111 1101001 11111 010011 101011 11011 101011 101011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 698 |
Words | 149 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
About this poem
A 2016 write about the author's Golden Retriever Highbrea Suresam (Sam) ~ 2002-2016
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