Analysis of Shadow of a Satellite
there is a presence of sense
though not in clear site
a cryptic interchange
in the black of night
he stuffs his maw
but starves his mind
instant bliss
you know the kind
wise to eye
the cult of creeds
deceased concern
the scale of needs
bared in white light
steady is his wade
clever to the hope
veiled in shade
a tragedy of growth
a comedy of might
some things never change
in the shadow of a satellite
| Scheme | XABA XCXC XDXD AEXE XABA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1101011 11011 01001 00111 1111 1111 101 1101 111 0111 0101 0111 1011 10111 10101 101 010011 010011 11101 0011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 406 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
this is a short romp about blind rage ... willful ignorance ... and unprovoked attacks on perceived enemies.
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Written on January 15, 2022
Submitted by markrohlf on April 16, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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