Analysis of Clouds
Roberto Suárez Torres 1983 (New York)
Felt looming like darkness over the land,
stung from days by our past, we slowly swell,
rolling thunder heard louder than a knell
that struck chimes of an hourglass void of sand.
Passing through on the ground flashes the brand,
leaping out of where long, thick manes could dwell:
frail shepherds lie foaming, no might to yell
and thus warn the kine of a raging band.
Yet how sudden does burst through fog the day:
tall hills, soft streams, and vales showered with light,
when brief was blot heaven and its gold skies.
The suns' silent fury has swept away
black murk that can snatch the reins from your sight;
stretched before his glaring darts fading dies.
Scheme | ABBAABBACDECDE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101101001 11111011101 1010110101 1111110111 1011011001 1011111111 1101101111 0110110101 1110111101 1111011011 1111100111 0110101101 1111101111 1011101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 658 |
Words | 128 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 523 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 117 |
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Written on April 18, 2023
Submitted by robertrad2021 on April 18, 2023
Modified by robertrad2021 on November 02, 2023
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