Analysis of Simple Things
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
I do not need to travel to
A country far away
For nature's beauty here will do
On any given day.
No orchestra need I to hear
Some music fill my soul.
The songs of nature fill each ear
And makes the day seem whole.
I do not need to touch the things
Of beauty and of peace.
The clouds and stars above still bring
Me joy that does not cease!
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD XEXE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11111101 010101 11010111 110101 11001111 110111 01110111 010111 11111101 110011 01010111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 341 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Nature is amazing!
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Written on January 30, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 30, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 30, 2024
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