Analysis of First Light To Keep
The first cut sharp and burning red,
don’t edit away its fire
Keep the wound both fresh and raw,
never cauterize your ire
The horizon breaks just once each day,
a new dawn—cold hearts aspire
Rays burning deep, first light to keep
—old ashes to inspire
(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2016)
| Scheme | XA XB XB XB A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110101 11001110 1011101 1010011 001011111 0111101 11011111 110101 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 300 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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