Analysis of Lingering Kiss
Fox Warren 1984 (Dublin)
Don't talk to me about half measures
pleasures denied
urges deferred
When soft thighs assemble with
Crimson joy in a ploy to make
the body drop
lips that move but can't be heard
Where pain subsides and treasure resides
legs tremble
pulses quicken
that sloppy thickening
shiny mess that makes the body confess
Merciless kisses brims on ecstasy
When bodies merge on convulsion
where a grateful tongue abides
Scheme | XXAXXXABXC XXXCB |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (27%) |
Metre | 111101110 1001 1001 1110101 10100111 0101 1111111 110101001 110 1010 110100 1011101001 1001011100 11011010 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 414 |
Words | 75 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 168 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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