Analysis of Insignificant Obstacles
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
If you should find a pebble on
A lonely, sandy beach,
And even during dusk or dawn
With friends beyond your reach,
It will not bother you to walk
Past it with no concern,
Because you know it cannot talk
Or offer things to learn.
If you should see a boulder on
That beach in front of you,
Regardless if it's dusk or dawn
Or where you're going to,
Just change your mind of where to step
And go around until
You pass by it with all your pep
And smile as if a thrill.
| Scheme | ABCB DEDE AFCF GHGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11110101 010101 01010111 110111 11110111 111101 01111101 110111 11110101 110111 01011111 111101 11111111 010101 11111111 011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 466 |
| Words | 104 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
“When you go through deep waters, I will be with you.” Isaiah 43:2
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Written on November 06, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on November 16, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on November 16, 2023
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