Analysis of Gone swimming



It was a hot summer day
 next to a creek.
Me and my sister couldn't

tell it was so deep.
I waded into the water
On that warm day

But the current was too fast
And it swept me away.
My sister came to help

But it got her too.
I stood on the creek floor
It felt like I was on the moon.

There was no sound and
 I was not gasping for air.
My mom walked out

But I was not there
My sister pointed and gave a shout.
My mom ran fast

And she pulled me out.


Scheme AXX XXA BAX XXX XCD CDB D
Poetic Form
Metre 1101101 1101 1011010 11111 11001010 1111 1010111 011101 110111 11101 111011 11111101 11110 1111011 1111 11111 110100101 1111 01111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 456
Words 116
Sentences 8
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 48
Words per stanza (avg) 14

About this poem

When I was seven or eight I went swimming in a creek with my sister and almost drownd.

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Written on February 25, 2023

Submitted by 08dsavage on April 08, 2024

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Damon Bear Savage

I have lived in Nyssa Oregon most of my life and I'm the only boy in my family besides my dad and there is seven people in my family. more…

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