Analysis of To Come Up For Air
I’m a leaf stuck against a rock
drowning in the river
Water is rushing past me,
pushing me tightly to the stone
How can I escape?
When will the water slow?
I see the leaves and sticks flowing past me
When will it be my turn?
As I wait, I drown...
| Scheme | ABCDEFCGH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (33%) |
| Metre | 10110101 100010 1011011 10110101 11101 110101 1101011011 111111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 243 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 187 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Submitted on April 20, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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