Analysis of A golden silhouette
john mckiernan 1953 (Australia)
The distant tune beckons my empty world!
In the still of the night, the Piper has cast his spell.
A golden silhouette, reaching, alluring and unafraid.
The taunting moving shadows have now become yesterday.
The willow tree sings with limbs entwined.
A flurry of leaves, primrose and thyme.
You came to me, you gave to me, you took nothing away.
Now sweet water from heaven has taken centre stage.
The soft spoken stream is caressing the willow tree.
And a golden silhouette has taken wings and set me free.
| Scheme | XX XA XX AX BB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 0101101101 0011010101111 0100110010001 010101110110 01111101 01011101 11111111111001 1110110110101 011011010011 00100111010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 497 |
| Words | 89 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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