Analysis of Falling Roses
The time for falling roses;
Are when you are knitted in your shroud-
A simple family man;
Who has no attraction to the crowd-
Who has no desire for being famous;
No desire for company-
But knows his worth upon this earth-
For the sake of humanity
| Scheme | X A X A X B X B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111010 111110011 0101001 111010101 11101011010 10101100 11110111 10110100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 255 |
| Words | 58 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 24 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
About this poem
I am a strong believer in the common Man being the unhonored hero.
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