Analysis of Woodruff
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
When we were young,
Everything felt infinite.
We could walk
For hours,
Discussing
Our dreams
And the adventures
We wanted to embark on.
We spent
Countless nights
Traversing
The main street
Of Woodruff,
Taking in the sights
And sounds
Of the small town
We called home.
But those days
Are gone now.
Life has taken us
On different paths,
And the carefree
Innocence of youth
Seems
Like a world away.
Though our memories
Are embedded
In my mind,
I can't help
But feel a tinge of regret.
You were right
About so many things,
And I wish
I listened to you more.
| Scheme | XXXABCAXXDBXXDXXX XXXXXXCXXXXXXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101 101100 111 110 010 101 00010 1101011 11 101 010 011 110 10001 01 1011 111 111 111 11101 11001 001 10011 1 10101 110100 1010 011 111 1101101 101 011101 011 110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 586 |
| Words | 136 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17, 17 |
| Lines Amount | 34 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 219 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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