Analysis of Together They Stand



Not judged in reference,
—kindred spirits they dance

The words when spoken,
  notes and palettes enhance

The music enlivens,
  what phrases will say

While a painting embodies,
  what verse can convey

And the only conflict,
—in the critics eye

Who sees not the harmony,
  but comparisons lie

As true art travels skyward,
  enjoined hand in hand

To the source of its power,
  where together they stand

(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)


Scheme XA XA XB XB XC DC XE XE D
Poetic Form
Metre 110100 101011 01110 10101 010010 11011 1010010 11101 001010 00101 1110100 101001 1111010 01101 1011110 101011 010010100
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 428
Words 70
Sentences 1
Stanzas 9
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 17
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 38
Words per stanza (avg) 8
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 25, 2016

Modified on March 09, 2023

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Kurt Philip Behm

Longtime writer with twelve books in publication. Three of them Poetry. : The Death Of The Playground : The Sword Of Ichiban : Searching For Crazy Horse : Darkening Sun : An Anthology Of Perception-Vol's 1 & 2 : After Midnight : Sammy And Bumpers : The Fall City Mandate : Revenge Along The War Trail : Death from The Sky more…

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