Analysis of The Dying Fire
Love started a whisper, an ember burning slow
Skin touched softly, hearts entwined, tangled souls
Passions flames spread tearing across their world
Its frenzy slowly dwindled a rampant crashing sea gave way to an ocean serene
Calmly the fire burns steady
Passion lost within time
He longs for her touch, for the passion in her eyes
Wanting to cry like a child at her bosom for something loved and lost, he lies awake at night
Tears are in his eyes
He fears he has failed her
He fears her fire is dying
| Scheme | X X X X X X A X A X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 110010110101 1110101101 1011100111 110101001010111111001 10010110 101011 111011010001 10111011010110101110111 11011 111110 11010110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 502 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 11 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 37 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 37 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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