Analysis of The Homeless Man

Lynford Dennis 1956 (Spanish Town)



Along came the homeless man,
Walking aimlessly as he can.
Sweat falling off his bald head
Carrying a worn out bag,
As heavy as lead.
With the hot sun pelting,
His tattered shoes seem to be melting
To the park he hurried,rest at last
Under a tree,so weary, sleep came fast.
Halfway in a dream he heard a scream,
Just a bird above,sqauking, screeching.
Evening has fallen,for his bag he is reaching.
It's time for his journey to the subway,
At nights it's home and a place to stay.


Scheme AABCBDDEEFDDGG
Poetic Form
Metre 0110101 10100111 1101111 1000111 11011 101110 110111110 1011111 100110111 110011101 101110 1011111110 111110101 111100111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 466
Words 93
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 372
Words per stanza (avg) 89
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Submitted by Lynden on March 13, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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