Analysis of My Louisiana Home
I remember my Louisiana home well.
And it gives me comfort.
It feels like cotton . . . warm and gentle
like the cotton fields
that surround its farms.
It looks like a solitary woman . . . strong and purposeful
like the old oak trees hung with Spanish moss
that cover its landscape.
It smells like the sea . . . fresh and salty
like the cool breezes off the Gulf of Mexico
that blow upon its shores.
It tastes like spices . . . hot and rich
like the famous Creole dishes
that are cooked in its kitchens.
It sounds like music to my ears . . . Cajun voices
"Chere, come down to de fais do-do and pass a good time on de bayou."
I remember my Louisiana home well.
And it gives me comfort.
Scheme | AB cxx cxx xxx xdx dx AB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101001011 011110 111101010 10101 10111 11101001010100 1011111101 11011 111011010 10110101110 110111 11110101 10101010 1110110 111101111010 11111111010111110 10101001011 011110 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 666 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 24 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 74 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on August 19, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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