Analysis of The comfort of nature



Today I talked to a tree

I shared with it my sorrow

Never was listened more patiently

I think I'll be back tomorrow


Scheme A B A B
Poetic Form
Metre 0111101 1111110 101101100 1111101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 118
Words 26
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 23
Words per stanza (avg) 6

About this poem

The poem is inspired by the non-judging and limitless patience with which nature can comfort us in our sadness.

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Written on December 26, 2021

Submitted by engelenjef on December 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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