Analysis of That’s love
Nikita Passmore 2003
I remember: it was as clear as night.
I remember swimming in the salty ocean.
Dived head first.
The ocean is something that I love.
But who doesn't love the ocean?
My told me "there are lots of people who will never ever love the ocean".
I yelled at her "you are wrong”
My mom said "there's nothing good about the ocean. It drowns sailors, kills innocent ones, wrecks ships".
I just stayed silent.
The ocean is something I respect. I know the ocean needs some alone time, so I gave it the time it needed.
I hoped that the ocean would look up to me.
I dive through the waves like no other.
My heart being cradled by the waves.
The ocean can be full of its home destruction
But somehow I am the only one who could understand its beauty and its hidden weakness like a loving person should.
I found it lovely how the waves softly crash against the rocks bench.
Their wonderful curling fingers brushing each stone gently like when a mother holds her very first newborn baby for the first time.
I loved how it destroyed sand castles in its way.
The wind picked up and ushered the shells gently towards shore along with a suitcase that only had a toothbrush and a comb.
"What is my ocean hiding from me"? I question.
The sun shone off the rippling water, its golden light, warped in twisted glass waves full of lies.
The moon is begging you stay alive.
No description can truly capture its mysterious majesty.
Yet somehow,
Only a few words can express it's true natural beauty and that's love.
Scheme | XAXBA AXXX XCXXA XXXX XA XX CXB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1010111111 101010001010 111 010110111 11101010 1111111101110101010 1110111 11111010101011101100111 11110 0101101011101011011111101110 11101011111 111011110 11101101 010111111010 1111010111011100110101010101 1111010110101011 11001010101110110101010110101011 111101110011 01110100110011011011101010001 111101011110 01110100101101101011111 011101101 10101101010100100 11 100111011110010011 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,495 |
Words | 304 |
Sentences | 25 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 5, 4, 2, 2, 3 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 47 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
About this poem
It’s a poem about how to love told by using the ocean as a metaphor since the ocean is a sacred place.
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