Analysis of Dear Grandma
I could see you were just as stunned as I
When drifting its Body traversed our sky:
Noiseless, Black, Slow, it moved right overhead
Without a rumble, a wave, or goodbye.
It surprised me, too, that you showed no dread
As it angled left from our view ahead ...
I wanted to talk about it for years,
But you preferred silence on it instead.
I shared the event with some trusted peers,
But after the laughter, their jokes and jeers,
I opted for silence and, much like you,
Concealed the Mystery from skeptic ears.
Had our eyes neglected the vaulted blue,
And that Black Anomaly passing through,
Would we be better having never known
What eyes unbeholding would deem untrue?
Perhaps? Either way, I do not bemoan—
For you were with me there, and you alone!
So, with peace I place this letter upon
That memory shared, and this old headstone.
World without end, grandma ...
Your grandson,
John
Scheme | AABA BBCB CXDC DDED EEXE XX A |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111011111 11011010101 111111101 010100111 1011111111 11101110101 1101101111 1101101101 1100111101 1100101101 1101100111 0101001101 11010100101 0110100101 1111010101 1111101 0110111101 1101110101 1111111001 110010111 101110 11 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 951 |
Words | 192 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Inspired by a surreal event my grandmother and I experienced.
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