Analysis of Something For Pyotr



Is anything more beautiful
  than a Tchaikovsky waltz

The Nutcracker sublime,
  Swan Lake to exalt

Where violins elevate,
  and horns renew hope

Archangels in heaven,
  by his music elope

Is anything sweeter
  than a Tchaikovsky refrain

Wind instruments sonorous,
  flutes pouring like rain

Percussion calls out,
  as you rise from your seat

No choice but to dance,
—your circle complete

(Villanova Pennsylvania: December, 2016)


Scheme XX XX XA XA BC XC XD XD B
Poetic Form
Metre 1101100 10101 01001 11101 100110 01011 10010 111001 11010 101001 1100100 11011 01011 111111 11111 11001 010010010
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 414
Words 64
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) 7
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on December 18, 2016

Modified on March 10, 2023

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