Analysis of 2minuteJazz
Two candleflicked shadows sway
to the beat of
bodies
to the beat of
night
slips carelessly
cascades
from shoulders
and pools
like
satin
shadows slope over arched hollows
and drag
a current of
silence
over a breast
Like red ribbon
poised music making
love.
in the shrinking distance til dawn
| Scheme | aBcBdefghijklbmnjobp |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (65%) Etheree (35%) |
| Metre | 1111 1011 10 1011 1 1100 01 110 01 1 10 1110110 01 0101 10 1001 1110 11010 1 00101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 271 |
| Words | 50 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 240 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 50 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 15 sec read
- 9 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"2minuteJazz" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/63982/2minutejazz>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Natalie Jovon Graham poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In