Analysis of Trance
Don't say his name, like a terrain
free-falling subliminally into the
waterless pool.
Filled to the brim with him..
Row back-- throw back, an anchor
before shore. And hide among the
bushes; like a shadow of leaves
swaying
Hold your breath when he walks by,
the scent of men flares nostrils
open wide-- open eyed
For beastly things, shape themselves
with wings. But angels, do not sing
of sin.
Throw rocks-- throw off your socks,
the stink should ward them off.
Scheme | XAX X XAXB XXX XBX XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111001 11001000010 11 110111 1111110 01101010 1010111 10 1111111 0111110 101101 111101 11110111 11 111111 011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 445 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 1, 4, 3, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on November 11, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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