Analysis of Today
Eric Barr 1951
Today is the first day of the new year
Today is the first day of the rest of my life
Or
Today is one day closer to my death.
It depends on my perspective.
Today is Saturday
Today there are so many things to do,
Today I should accomplish something.
Today could be the day I finally get it right.
Today the pine trees are green
Today the air is fresh
Today the sky is blue
Today is the perfect day to spend all day doing
Nothing with you.
| Scheme | XXXX X XABX XXA BA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110111011 011011101111 1 0111110111 10111010 011100 0111110111 011101010 0111011100111 0101111 010111 010111 0110011111110 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 447 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 4, 3, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
A poem written to celebrate the new year written by Eric Barr(ericb51@gmail.com)
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