Analysis of Inevitable
The unknown brings breathlessness.
Ineluctable time
brings moisture upon my cheek.
Scheme | ABC |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tercet |
Metre | 00111 11 1100111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 82 |
Words | 12 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 3 |
Lines Amount | 3 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
This poem is a haiku about the weeks leading to my mother's death and the sense of panic and waiting.
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Written on February 28, 2023
Submitted by katie95 on February 27, 2023
Modified on March 14, 2023
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