Analysis of The Dipper
Wren shaped
And sturdy legged
Upon local rocks.
Singing with short
High grating and
Explosive notes.
A rapid flying-
Low but direct.
Plunging and
Swimming on
Or under in search
Of flies and fish eggs,
Etcetera.
A daily task
In order to survive
As a beauty of
Our waterways.
| Scheme | XXX XAX XX AXXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11 01010 01101 1011 1100 0101 01010 1101 100 101 11001 11011 1100 0101 010101 10101 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 257 |
| Words | 49 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 2, 5, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 44 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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Submitted on February 22, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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