Analysis of DON’T
Mikayla Taylor 2001 (Colorado)
Don’t seek fights.
Don’t speak. I
Know we’re fine.
Those meek eyes
foam. We cry,
“Go.” Please lie
Close. Reach night.
Don’t need light.
Cold screams strike.
Don’t sleep. Hide.
| Scheme | X AXXAABBX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (80%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 111 111 101 111 111 111 111 111 111 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 192 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 8, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 42 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
About this poem
A "Flowy"- a quick yet complicated poem that minimizes word count and maximizes rhyme and storytelling. The "flowy" was created by poet Caleb Delos-Santos.
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Written on April 21, 2022
Submitted by purplepolarbear10735 on April 22, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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