Analysis of Still I Glide
Manuel Santos, Jr. 1973 (Houston)
Softly out of time.
Still I rhyme.
Loudly dying.
Colorfully crying.
Magnificently frowning.
Upwardly drowning.
Quickly staying in place.
Still framing a youthful face.
Unearthed voices.
Avoiding explosive choices.
Blurry sun.
Side stepping dark fun.
Powerless eyes.
Mountainous sighs.
Love filled dreams.
Laughter bursting at the seams.
Smiles and hugs over money.
My soul covered in glowing honey.
| Scheme | AA BB BB CC DD EE FF GG HH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 10111 111 1010 10010 0100010 10010 101001 1100101 0110 01001010 101 11011 1001 1001 111 1010101 1011010 111001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 406 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 18 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
About this poem
This poem is about being supremely happy all the time no matter what.
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Written on April 22, 2023
Submitted by emeraldsnow on April 22, 2023
Modified on April 23, 2023
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