Analysis of A Peregrine Falcon
A peregrine falcon dominates the sky,
wings majestically arched with flair,
soaring alongside the elements eye to eye.
In a flurry of speed it flashes by
serenely aloof, both untethered and rare,
a peregrine falcon dominates the sky.
Sunlight gilds feathers as soft as a sigh,
and flickering flecks ignite in the air,
soaring alongside the elements eye to eye.
Being both naturally nimble and spry,
while inspiring audacity and dare,
a peregrine falcon dominates the sky.
Riding an invisible thermal high,
its spirit swoops me up and I am there,
soaring alongside the elements eye to eye.
Like poetry in motion wingtips fly
and awed by its beauty I can but stare,
soaring alongside the elements eye to eye,
a peregrine falcon dominates the sky.
(A "villanelle" poem.)
Scheme | AbA abA abA abA abA abAA x |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010101001 101000111 100110100111 0010111101 0100011101 010101001 111011101 0100101001 100110100111 10110001001 1010010001 010101001 1010100101 1101110111 100110100111 110001011 0111101111 100110100111 010101001 1 0110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 751 |
Words | 131 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 6 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on September 07, 2015
Modified on April 07, 2023
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