Analysis of EPIGRAM 1
James Meyer 1959 (Seattle)
An opium pipe smokes on a pillow..
..Sprinkled with cherry blossoms..
~..That which escapes Scotland Yard escapes the world..~
Shadowy fumes reveal mysteries of an unseen hand..
..Feverishly sharpening his collection of surgical knives..
| Scheme | XX X XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1100111010 1011010 11011010101 10010110011011 100100101011001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 239 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 62 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
A short epigramic poem that hints more than it directs..
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Written on February 12, 2023
Submitted by Poetsrock on February 12, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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