Analysis of Like A Bird Caught In A Snare



she whispered in his ear
 Torn
 hands, eyes & heart
 at first he plunged into her like an ox

caught up in the charm of the moment
 in a blink of an eye it was over
 under the covers
 she treasured a red rose that was plucked a time before

the twilight sun has tainted her inner vision
 felt a funeral in the brain let me explain
 two lovers embarked on a cosmic scene
 living in a land that is so very mean

a moment of pleasure now with a lifetime of regret
 for I'm so very sorry that we had met
 as a cold clap in the dark
 she lit the spark to what I needed to know

faint hearted creatures in a double feature
 the logical choice would have been to abstain
 something's not quite right in the brain
 just not having her in my arms now is driving me insane


Scheme XXXX XAXX XBCC DDXX ABBB
Poetic Form Tetractys  (30%)
Metre 110011 1 111 1111010111 110011010 0011111110 10010 1100111110101 01111001010 101000011101 1100110101 10001111101 0101101101101 11110101111 1011001 11011111011 11010001010 01001111101 10111001 111000111110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 757
Words 155
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 30
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 119
Words per stanza (avg) 31
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Submitted by hitalot on June 22, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Mario William Vitale

Mario William Vitale is a twentieth century poet. He has developed a style of free verse. Has written over one thousand poems. more…

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