Analysis of The Pebble That Rocked

Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)



Some years ago, a pebble was
Unhappy for its size.
He had no hope to change because
Of teasing and the lies.

The rocks nearby were mean to him
Because of all his dirt.
The pebble knew, with chances slim,
Their words would cease to hurt.

One day a thunderstorm arrived,
And dropped the hardest rain.
It was so strong!  Who would survive
Without at least some pain?

The pebble thought he'd save small ones,
And covered each of them.
The rain then showed when it was done,
The pebble was a gem.


Scheme XAXA BCBC XDXD XEXE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 11010101 010111 11111101 110001 01110111 011111 01011101 111111 1101001 010101 11111101 011111 01011111 010111 01111111 010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 494
Words 107
Sentences 9
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 16
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 96
Words per stanza (avg) 24

About this poem

One of my fables.

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Written on June 16, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 16, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on June 16, 2023

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