Analysis of River



A winding, binding flash of blue,
with a distinct green hue,
and little pebbles all littered around,
the river has a lot of treasure to be found.

Flowers, herbs and ferns all surround,
the river is alive, its heart a pound,
with little frogs all croaking a cry,
it seems as if it's washed with dye.

The river peeks, opening an eye,
the swallows around let out a happy sigh,
as they look at the gurgling waters,
rippling, whining together - a blur of chatterers.

The wind, a ripple through the river,
it gossips around the waters,
and laughs and groans and tells tales about,
how the glitters get shorter.

The trees all lean in, ears filled with dew,
trying to catch sight of the river's view,
but the wind just plays about,
and mist and foam all boast out loud.

The river gurgles and glitters a gem,
making the wind go staring mayhem,
as the sun peeps out from its bed,
making the river a glitter ahead.

A winding blinding flash of blue,
with a distinct green hue,
flowers, herbs and ferns surround,
the river is alive, its heart a pound.
- By Jiya Doshi


Scheme aAbb bBcc ccdd edfe aafx gghh aAbBx
Poetic Form
Metre 01010111 100111 0101011001 010101110111 10101101 0101011101 110111001 11111111 010110011 01001110101 1111010010 100100100111 010101010 11001010 010101101 1010110 011101111 1011110101 1011101 01011111 010101001 10011101 10111111 1001001001 01010111 100111 1010101 0101011101 1110
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,026
Words 196
Sentences 8
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5
Lines Amount 29
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 117
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted by JiyaDoshi on June 10, 2021

Modified on March 23, 2023

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