Analysis of Cultivating the Wind
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
I have to write some words tonight,
Unsure of what to say.
Yet still I feel I can't conceal
The feelings of this day.
My thoughts will spin and jump again
Into a frenzied state
Of what might be some clarity
And so, I must not wait
To find each word my mind has "heard"
Attempting to take form,
As poetry that lives in me
Begins to ride the storm.
Sometimes the rain will fall in vain
Unless productive wind
Will spread each seed to where I need
To grow my thoughts again.
Scheme | XAXA BCDC XEDE XXXB |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 11111101 011111 11111101 010111 11110101 010101 11111100 011111 11111111 010111 11001101 011101 01011101 010101 11111111 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 474 |
Words | 101 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
An analogy/metaphor about writing poetry,
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Written on January 05, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 05, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 05, 2024
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