Analysis of Across the Angry Sky
The wind was blowing and was showing
A strength I seldom see.
I thought each cloud was very loud
When lightning hit near me!
I was just eight, but I did wait
And watched the angry sky,
As clouds would blast the thunder fast
And leaves did surely fly.
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 011100110 011101 11111101 110111 11111111 010101 11110101 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 251 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 99 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
A particular thunderstorm when I was about 8.
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Written on July 16, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 16, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on July 16, 2023
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