Analysis of Butterflies



Watch them flutter from spot to spot,
Focus the camera and get a shot,
Those delicate wings of orange and black,
Carrying each Monarch both forward and back.
Observe their progress in a balmy breeze,
How they glide over flowers and trees,
Up and down with no straight line,
What a masterpiece in mechanics and design.
Against the wind they hover and turn,
From these creatures there's much to learn,
These frail bodies are a fascinating sight,
In any garden they are a delight.


Scheme AABBCCDDEEFF
Poetic Form
Metre 11101111 1001000101 1100111001 1001111001 011100101 111101001 1011111 10100010001 010111001 11101111 1110101001 0101011001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 466
Words 84
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 381
Words per stanza (avg) 84
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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