Analysis of Child of Autumn
Having been born in crimson October,
I feel myself connected to its radiance;
The sultry days of summer are enticing,
but there's no comparison to Fall's ambiance.
Melancholy moments watching the leaves turn,
from gold to russet then crispy brown;
Pumpkins carried in from the garden,
waiting to be sliced into Jack'o'lanterns frown.
The misty breeze of cooling raindrops,
enveloping the air with pugent cinnamon scent;
Sweaters worn daily to keep the chill at bay,
while evening light grows dimmer by the minute.
I recall my father's words when sunset came,
much earlier each day as he arrived home safely;
"I always feel somewhat mellow at this time of year",
his wistful sigh pervading the night intensely.
But I preferred the sleepy hollowed ways,
of October's wild and often mystical scene;
No other time of year was quite the wonder,
which held me captive like the child I'd always be.
Scheme | ABXB XCXC XXXX XDXD XXAD |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) |
Metre | 1011010010 11101011100 01011101010 111010011100 1001010011 111101101 101001010 101110111101 01011101 010001111001 10110110111 11011101010 111101111 1100111101110 111111011111 110101001010 1101010101 101010101001 11011111010 11110101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 872 |
Words | 150 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 143 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
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Submitted on July 01, 2016
Modified on April 11, 2023
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