Analysis of The Saddest Song
Once upon a time in the land of Nod
that's just east of Eden and west of God
there was a drought throughout the realm,
the king called his viziers to the helm.
"Summon the artists from far and near,
each singer, poet and balladeer,
find one who can write the saddest song,
this drought has lasted far too long."
Thus was a masterpiece of tragedy born,
the heartstrings of all the people torn,
for days tears flowed o'er the countryside
until they filled the whole river wide.
As salty currents met thirsty ocean
fishes tears also saturated the sad potion
and dolorous clouds were fully seeded,
their sadness couldn't go unheeded,
they wept in torrents, gales and floods
replenishing the kingdom's life bloods.
Thus is our heroic poet's deed recorded
as he was duly, richly rewarded
with certificates of lifetime achievement
for poetry of exquisite bereavement
and every year on the first day of Spring
the people of Nod this saddest song still sing.
I'm a quilted song bird
looking through gilded bars,
on a bold night
I can see clear to the stars
and remember
the song we used to sing
before a cold light
in September clipped my wing.
There's a heavy heart
within this ribbed cage,
it weighs no less
with the coming of old age,
soon it will find peace
when my door is opened wide
and kind release
for this song I have inside.
| Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF GGHIJJ HIKKLL XMNMXLNL XOXOPFPF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (35%) Tetractys (25%) |
| Metre | 1010100111 1111100111 11010101 01111101 100101101 1101001 111110101 11110111 1101011001 01110101 111110010 011101101 1101011010 101101000110 01101010 110101010 11010101 010001011 1110010101010 1111010010 1010011010 11001100010 01001101111 01011110111 101011 101101 1011 1111101 0010 011111 01011 0010111 10101 01111 1111 1010111 11111 1111101 0101 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,354 |
| Words | 246 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 6, 6, 8, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 40 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 152 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 34 |
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Submitted by haiku_artist on August 21, 2014
Modified by haiku_artist on May 04, 2021
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