Analysis of Mockingbird Deboned
Ye cursed with too much knowledge,
all fate’s within your grasp
The destiny of all beguiled
entrenched behind your mask
To Thee of grace outstanding,
the rose and bud the same
Beginnings end as endings start
assumptions die unclaimed
Oh Ye who brave the mountain,
its winds blow far and chill
Each footstep placed a sin erased
the moment frozen still
And Ye who share the journey,
all mockingbird’s deboned
Your wisdom marks a trail unseen
—for others to atone
(Las Vegas Airport: July, 2022)
Scheme | XXAX XXXX XBXB XAXX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111110 110111 01001101 010111 111110 010101 01011101 010101 1111010 111101 1110101 010101 0111010 111 11010101 110101 11011 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 502 |
Words | 93 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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