Analysis of Pugilist
I can gaze into the
bottom of her Always
This separation hurts
Taunting my shadow
I mock its empty lament
Filled with fiery tongue kisses
Slow in meaning yet strong
As finger
Nails creep up my shoulder
Looking for a face to feel
Eyes gouging into
Absurd cold
& as ludicrous as it sounds
I still have Hope
Leaning on the ropes
| Scheme | XXX XXX XAA XXX XXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 111010 10101 10101 1011 1111001 11100110 101011 110 111110 1010111 11001 011 1100111 1111 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 311 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on April 10, 2023
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