Analysis of Shhh
The moment is over and I'm still here,
Wanting from this eternity of darkness.
The air all around is crisp with a new,
I encourage your warmth without hesitation...
You smile and we mingle, as I hold and we tingle;
Effortlessly wrinkling all fabric and time in a
Dance only we understand...
Leaving secrets on the pillows behind.
The moment is over and I am still here,
Waking from an eternity of darkness.
The new air is cold and alone I replay
Scenes past and every thought shared,
As I sing my first breath to the dawn...
I rise out of bed scratching dreams from my head;
Looking back to make certain,
I leave secrets on the pillows of my mind.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHABIJKLDH |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101100111 10110100110 0110111101 10101101010 1101101110110 10001001100100 110101 1010101001 01011001111 10110100110 01111001101 11010011 111111101 11111101111 1011110 11101010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 632 |
Words | 121 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 505 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 121 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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