Analysis of Swan
By the light of the melting sun,
swam a single, graceful swan.
Like a teardrop in the snow,
Each diamond feather seemed to glow.
He glided forward silently,
like a quiet Summer breeze.
The amber sun shone on his back,
turning the water a golden path.
Like a soft, sweet melody,
Singing to the emerald trees.
He was a king of a scarlet lake
like a dream no one wants to wake
By the light of the dying sun,
swam a single, graceful swan
Like a teardrop in the snow,
Each diamond feather seemed to glow.
I was sorry,
to see him go
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10110101 1010101 101001 11010111 11010100 1010101 01011111 100100101 1011100 1010101 110110101 10111111 10110101 1010101 101001 11010111 1110 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 509 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 136 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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