Analysis of Through Hollow and fallen leaves.



After the festive autumn dance
And sumptuous banquet.
Just make it by horse.
Through the leaf strewn
Path to the Bridge.
Then risk passes.
The whip poor will
And nighthawk
Again sound benign
If not beautiful.

But what do we hear
Out back?
A maniacal whinny.
A deep threatening yell.
And grizzly laugh
The smash of
Candled pumpkin
On hardened Terra firma.
It's him.
Diabolical.
So let us hasten
You old Nag!
The bridge, the bridge.
Rare midnight occasion
For this Schoolmaster.


Scheme XXXABXXXXC XXAXXXXXXCDXBDX
Poetic Form Tetractys  (44%)
Metre 10010101 01010 11111 1011 1101 1110 0111 01 01101 11100 11111 11 001001 011001 0101 011 110 1101010 11 0100 11110 111 0101 11010 1110
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 477
Words 96
Sentences 14
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 10, 15
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 190
Words per stanza (avg) 41

About this poem

Thinking back to that Disney short on Sunday Eve TV. Sleepy Hollow. Clip clippity

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Written on April 22, 2024

Submitted by dougb.72572 on April 22, 2024

Modified by dougb.72572 on April 22, 2024

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Retired in my 70s. 32 years shipper and safety guy in metal fabrication for roads, bridges structures. Married 49 years to Hilary. Photographer and harmonica busker, both hobbies. Children Lauren and Jordan. more…

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