Analysis of Sliding the slope
I want
to watch
the sea from this top-hill
I stride hazily closer toward the view until
It's too late – I realize, I'm close to the edge
starting to rumble
tumble my feet
right on the ledge
My balance fails me , knees are shaking
I slip
lose my grip
on the ground it's me taking
Down down I'm falling towards the shore bend
Big rocks and rough shell – I see my end
Panic
Then
Breathe
As I start to decline
Lay my feet down - firmly on the steep wave of mine
I skid
I swirl
I gain my calm once more
gliding downward towards the shore
Now in control
Slide gently to the bottom
Survived my slippery slope hill decline
| Scheme | ABCCDEFDGHHGIIJKLMMNOPPQRM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11 11 011111 11110010101 11111011101 10110 1011 1101 110111110 11 111 1011110 1111001011 110111111 10 1 1 111101 111110101111 11 11 111111 10100101 1001 1101010 0111001101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 603 |
| Words | 123 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 26 |
| Lines Amount | 26 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 481 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 126 |
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Submitted on February 01, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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