Analysis of Gone swimming
Damon Bear Savage 2008 (ontario)
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 |
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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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