Analysis of Burnt Alive

Sarah Brower 1995 (New Jersey)



You severed the wire
sparks sobbing
trust eternally broken


Scheme ABC
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 110010 110 1010010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 58
Words 9
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 50
Words per stanza (avg) 9
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Sarah Brower

I love to express myself through poetry. I can’t force inspiration so I only write when I feel moved. Authenticity is important to me!! If I can make anyone feel heard and understood, Then my goal is accomplished. more…

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