Analysis of The Butterfly and The Bee
The Butterfly and the Bee
Upon The bush outside my window,
Beneath the autumn sun;
Branches swaying with the breeze,
Purple flowers all but done.
Upon the branches bowing heavily,
Beautiful butterflies will perch.
Atop those wilting purple blooms
For tasty nectar they will search.
Upon the lively purple blossoms
Enticing all the fluttering;
Another creature in the mix,
The buzzing bee seen hovering…
Upon the bush outside my window.
Two types of flying creatures,
They coexist within their world,
With such different features.
Upon the branches bowing heavily,
My clippers they must chop;
To rid my yard of all the buzzing
The danger I must stop.
Upon the fading purple blossoms,
Quietly lying on the ground,
Gone is danger! Gone is beauty!
The two friends forever bound.
Scheme | a Bcxc Adxd efxf Bgxg Ahfh eiai |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010001 010111110 010101 1010101 1010111 0101010100 1001011 01110101 11010111 010101010 01010100 01010001 01011100 010111110 1111010 1010111 1110010 0101010100 110111 111111010 010111 010101010 10010101 11101110 0110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 782 |
Words | 153 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
About this poem
Inspired by my backyard butterfly bush, gorgeous to look at and my children run in fear because of all the bees! I explain to them that often the scariest things in life are the most beautiful.
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Written on November 09, 2022
Submitted by whandjones on November 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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