Analysis of A Chill From Within



there's a certain path I like to take
out of a forest by a tree
after the new fallen snow
exposed to the elements
alone drifting through the sullen thoughts
such a melancholy trip with my flask of sip

moving one step of the leaves taunt the mind
lipid thoughts of the day
further, seeing a wolf in disguise
eyes beady eyes with viscious hanging fangs that bite
I still continued to walk past the haunts on the path

fallen by a stream with water dripping along the corridor
a rock ledge where I lit a fire
the tormenting screams of wolves on the path
tried to relax with vomit in my teeth
saw a lake battered and cemented like glue in my fragile egg shelled mind
those sublime movements, gestures & variances
cordial appearance with a beard unshaven solemn tired motif

along this path I would fish
create time well spent in thought
rocks with creation of dull spears
falling emblems of swift security
the eyes would appear again
this time a friendly gentleman
took me by his hand
cried with words of faith
make no mistake the view was sirene
solemn thoughts of languished matter

falling, falling, falling & spinning
those cascading falls pierced my very soul
a chill from within


Scheme XABXXX CXXXD EEDXCXX XXXAXXXXBE XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 101011111 11010101 1001101 0110100 011010101 10100111111 1011101101 101101 101001001 11011110111 1101011101101 1010111010010100 011111010 010111101 1101110011 101100010110110111 10110101000 10010101010101001 0111111 0111101 11010111 1010110100 0110101 11010100 11111 11111 11010111 10111010 10101010 1010111101 01101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 1,156
Words 213
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 6, 5, 7, 10, 3
Lines Amount 31
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 192
Words per stanza (avg) 43
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Submitted by hitalot on April 21, 2018

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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