Analysis of Sea Sprays
Michelle Elise Shock 1988 (Winter Park, Fl)
I want to be immersed
But the tides are too strong
I want to soak my skin
But the danger’s not gone
So I’ll stand at the edge
Drink the horizon in
Feeling the sea sprays
Til this love begins
| Scheme | ABCDECFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 101111 111111 101011 111101 100100 10011 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 194 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 149 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
About this poem
The fear of rejection and damage causes a young lover to wait before sharing their feelings with the object or their desire
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Written on August 14, 2021
Submitted by MichelleEliseShock on November 25, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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