Analysis of Still Standing
Hirendra Kumar Meher 1961 (Odisha)
O I’m still standing at this age……
Although I bow a little, rooted to earth as wise as a sage.
Ages and ages, I will survive……
On my deeds and footprints, they will thrive.
My left-over arms have their legacy
To explore and unfurl the ecstasy.
A couple of leaves on my head
Blaring aloud, “Are you dead?”
The roots wearing the boots guffaw
And the poor leaves on my head get squeezed,
Awfully they read their flaw.
O I’m still standing at this age
Although I bow a little, rooted to earth as wise as a sage. ©
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110111 111010101111101 100101101 11101111 1110111100 1010010100 01011111 1001111 01100101 001111111 101111 11110111 111010101111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 514 |
Words | 100 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 7, 2 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 130 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
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