Analysis of Wagons



Horses I know their power is neat,
Steady and placid ideal on the street,
A covered wagon it serves very well,
Hooped and loaded carrying products to sell.

Holding the reins you have full control,
Three willing horses to manifest a goal,
Bridles and swingle-trees collars the lot,
This's your team the best you've got.

I've handled these sat on the seat,
Driven to markets many others I meet,
Backed and turned after unloading the stock,
Leaving the saleyards to drive down the block.

Backing between cars a delicate operation,
Care and understanding plus the horses co-operation,
Back at the farm you unharness and release,
Labour and that occasion was able to cease.

About this poem;
Seeing locally a wagon and horses made me
think of my own days a few years back when
taking stock to the saleyards by this means.


Scheme AABB CCDD AAEE FFGG XXXX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (80%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Etheree  (20%)
Metre 101111011 1001001101 0101011101 10101001011 100111101 1101011001 101011001 1110111 11011101 10110101011 1011001001 100111101 100110100010 1001010101010 110111001 10101011011 01110 1010001001011 1111101111 101101111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 796
Words 142
Sentences 5
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 33
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 130
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted by RowAroundTheMoon on October 15, 2013

Modified on May 01, 2023

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stan brierly

I have been writing poems for forty years and written about all sorts of things. Somehow I get creating streaks and can write up to 4 or 5 poems at once of varying subjects. I find it is a good way to record events of the day and bring history to life.The mental aspect is a balance against keeping fit,work and life in general. more…

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