Analysis of The Fence
He built a fence around his yard
As if he felt a need to guard
His privacy, a dog or child
From life's events that can be wild.
Or maybe it was meant to be
A way to ask for privacy
By keeping out all dogs and men
Who might walk through his yard again!
| Scheme | AABB CCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11010111 11110111 11000111 11011111 11011111 01111100 11011101 11111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 252 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 97 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
Keeping life in or out?
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Written on August 19, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on August 19, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on August 19, 2023
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