Analysis of Possession
Possession,
Unlike the genuine orgasma
Of first love,
Is what you lop towards
Me
With,
Your basket of hope-
Hope to possess me,
As if you could catch a scent on the wind,
Or a lost ghost’s memories.
And I never outgrew
Wondering
How the glinting stars maintain
Their premeditated promise
To keep shining,
Even when they are
Challenged with wishes
From people like you
Who believe it is ok
And viable,
To wish for the possession
Of another’s person’s soul.
Scheme | ABXXBXXBXX CDXXDXXCXXAX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010 0101001 111 111101 1 1 11011 11011 1111101101 1011100 01101 100 1010101 1010010 1110 10111 10110 11011 1011111 0100 1110010 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 532 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 12 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 181 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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