Analysis of Idealists
Alfred Kreymborg 1883 (New York City) – 1966
Brother Tree:
Why do you reach and reach?
Do you dream some day to touch the sky?
Brother Stream:
Why do you run and run?
Do you dream some day to fill the sea?
Brother Bird:
Why do you sing and sing?
Do you dream --
Young Man:
Why do you talk and talk and talk?
| Scheme | ABCDEAFGDHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101 111101 111111101 101 111101 111111101 101 111101 111 11 11110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 270 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 195 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 05, 2023
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