Analysis of Butterflies

Carla J Suggs 1953 (CA)



Bright colors flashing
Swirling
Rising
Floating
Tumbling about  
Feathers on the winds

New love has found me  
Lightening my heart
Lifting me up
Awakening deep within me  
The memory of its call
The flutter of excitement


Scheme AAAAXX BXXBXX
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 10 10 10 10001 10101 11111 10011 1011 01001011 0100111 0101010
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 231
Words 38
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 6
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 90
Words per stanza (avg) 18
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Carla J Suggs

Masters in English/Creative Writing Currently writing several tales, one of which is the beginning of a science fiction series. I also write YA, romance, and fantasy; not necessarily in that order. I used to be an active poet on the old site. Luckily, I saved my poetry before the site tanked. I'm going to assume that all records of awards, publishing, and mentions are gone as well? A pity. more…

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