Analysis of Lost Words



Those thoughts not adopted
  and orphaned alone

To never have surnames
  —all bastards enthroned

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December 24, 2014)


Scheme AX XA X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Cinquain  (20%)
Metre 111010 01001 11011 1101 010010010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 138
Words 19
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 38
Words per stanza (avg) 6
Font size:
 

Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on November 03, 2018

Modified on March 05, 2023

5 sec read
26

Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

All Kurt Philip Behm poems | Kurt Philip Behm Books

23 fans

Discuss this Kurt Philip Behm poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Lost Words" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/47676/lost-words>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Kurt Philip Behm

    »

    May 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    11
    days
    9
    hours
    54
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    What is the term for the continuation of a sentence without a pause beyond the end of a line, couplet, or stanza.
    A A turn
    B Dithyramb
    C Enjambment
    D Line break