Analysis of To a Spider
You are a spider, spinning your web
In the corner of my room, above my bed
You don't care about me, or what I do
You just do your thing, and I do mine too
You catch the flies, and I catch the words
We both feed on what we can, in this absurd world
You don't bother me, and I don't bother you
You just do your thing, and I do mine too
But sometimes I wonder, what you think of me
Do you see me as a friend, or an enemy?
Do you admire me, or despise me?
Do you respect me, or fear me?
Maybe you don't think of me at all
Maybe you just see me as a wall
A wall that holds you, and protects you
A wall that lets you do your thing, and I do mine too
Well, I don't mind you, spider
You are a survivor, like me
You have a style, a way of being
You are a spider, and I am a human being
Scheme | xxaA xxaA bbbb ccaa xbdd |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (40%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 110101011 00101110111 1110111111 1111101111 110101101 111111101011 11101011101 1111101111 10111011111 111110111100 110111011 11011111 101111111 101111101 011110011 0111111101111 1111110 11001011 110101110 1101001101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 780 |
Words | 181 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 115 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
About this poem
life in general
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