Analysis of The Gardeners
Ronald Bunch 1982 (Grand Rapids)
Oh! I see it,
The mercy,
The disciples,
The fix.
Not to trample on roses,
And to see nice poses.
The woman and men
Dance and save a farmer’s hen.
They work in the yard
And sing like a bard.
They work hard
And eat the farmer’s lard.
They work day and night
And put up no fight.
They are given free food
And it’s from a nice dude.
He pays them to stay off the street,
And gives them a nice treat.
Not a rat or mouse,
But their own house.
When it's finally finished,
They have a place furnished.
No crows or toys,
But the money he employs.
| Scheme | XXXX XXAA BBBB CCDD EEFF GGHH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 1111 010 0010 01 1110110 011110 01001 1010101 11001 01101 111 010101 11101 01111 111011 011011 11111101 011011 10111 1111 1110010 110110 1111 1010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 547 |
| Words | 133 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 24 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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