Analysis of January Decay
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
January decay,
Nature's beauty
Fades away,
Trees stand,
Leafless,
Bare.
The cold winds
Whisper their cries,
Life's cycle,
Death's sweet
Despair.
January decay,
Winter's
Icy grip
Unfolds,
Leaves fall,
Trees stand bare.
Nature's cycle,
Life's demise.
Yet hope
Blossoms
Deep within.
| Scheme | Axaxxbxcdxb Axxxxbdcxxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10001 1010 101 11 10 1 011 1011 110 11 01 10001 10 101 01 11 111 1010 101 11 10 101 |
| Characters | 298 |
| Words | 64 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11, 11 |
| Lines Amount | 22 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 10 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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