Analysis of Strength
Jim Dolecek 1970 (Wichita, Ks)
we have been taught to think
angels fly far above thee
stones last longer than people
it stretches way beyond the path of time
grasping through the last glimpse of light
evidence causes avoidance concluded thru ignorance
the last widely known glimpse of light
escaping the departure for just a second of time
feeling the essence of of what is left
this is the final chance
to express the essence of what is mine
maintaining the truth
the withdrawal causes separation
expression from deep within the roots of my heart
breaking conclusion through evaluation
finally extraction through weakness
making the way to the truthful side
| Scheme | XXXA BXBAXXX XCXCXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111 1011011 1110110 1101010111 10101111 100100100101100 01101111 01000101101011 1001011111 110101 1010101111 01001 001010010 010110101111 1001010010 100010110 100110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 629 |
| Words | 107 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 7, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 174 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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