Analysis of Broken Vases
E. M. Duffy 1986 (Minnesota)
Heavenly graces are
Like broken vases.
They remind us,
That things can blind us,
To the love that is behind us,
…and before us
…and in our children’s faces.
So, when He breaks your vases,
Or hopes…
Or dreams…
Or places…
Remember who he chases,
And in the end embraces.
For in life I think you’ll find
A lot of broken vases.
| Scheme | XABBBBA AXXAAXXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 100101 11010 1011 11111 10111011 0011 00101010 1111110 11 11 110 0101110 0001010 1011111 0111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 344 |
| Words | 72 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 7, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 32 |
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Written on December 29, 2021
Submitted by ericd.07200 on April 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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