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
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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