Analysis of Dancing in the Woods on a Sunny Day
Oscar Auliq-Ice 1994 (Port Elizabeth)
Whose woods these are I cannot say,
Their laughter rings from far away.
They don’t mind me dancing here,
As the sun beams down, so clear.
My lively dog must find it fun,
To run and jump, bask in the sun.
Between the woods and shimmering lake,
The brightest day, for heaven's sake.
He wags his tail, with joyful glee,
To tell me he feels so carefree.
The only other sound we hear,
Is chirping birds, so crystal clear.
The woods are vibrant, warm, and bright,
Yet I have dances to dance tonight,
And steps to take in daylight's sweep,
And steps to take, before the evening's leap.
Scheme | AABC DDEE FFBC GGHH |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
Metre | 11111101 11011101 1111101 1011111 11011111 11011001 010101001 01011101 11111101 1111111 01010111 11011101 01110101 111101101 0111011 0111010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 583 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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