Analysis of Dragonflies
The insects cluster casually
adorned in their honeyed capsules
that glisten in the morning sun
like sparkling golden jewels.
These creatures slumber peacefully
in the crevices of the pines,
with their ancient kauri residue
and microscopic secrets.
They sleep undisturbed just waiting,
as they’ve done for millions of years,
in their cycle of life and death -
these intriguing time-travellers.
Scheme | ABXB AXXX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (33%) |
Metre | 01101000 0101110 11000101 1101010 11010100 00100101 1110110 001010 1101110 11111011 01101101 10101100 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 396 |
Words | 67 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
A treasured moment spent watching the insect.
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