Analysis of Nightfall on a Caribbean Isle
Sunset of orange, crimson, grey
As shaddows gently fall,
The lulling trade wind's whisper
To fishing boats at bay.
Silhouettes against a red sky,
Tall palms like specters stand
Heedless of the trade winds thrill
They stand as standards high.
And when the evening star lights,
And shadows drape the day,
A wood dove's cooing punctuates
The stillness of the night.
The first dew drops of nightfall
Tread lightly on the grass,
And the chirping crickets twitter
To a whistling frog's call.
As darkening shadows close
The windows of the day,
A cool gentle breeze prevails
As trade winds now repose.
Scheme | ABCA DXXD EAEX BXCB XAXX |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1110101 11101 0101110 110111 0101011 11111 110111 111101 0101011 01101 011101 010101 011111 110101 00101010 101011 110011 010101 0110101 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 574 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on April 23, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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