Analysis of Before Starting Again
I took two months off,
all words in remiss
I took two months off,
putting nothing at risk
I took two months off,
your voice—a deaf ear
I took two months off,
without holding you near
I took two months off,
death breathing inside
I took two months off,
from memory to hide
I took two months off,
you waited in pain
I took two months off
—before starting again
(Villanova Pennsylvania: October, 2017)
| Scheme | Ax Ax Ax Ax Ab Ab Ax Ax x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 11001 11111 101011 11111 11011 11111 011011 11111 11001 11111 110011 11111 11001 11111 011001 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 402 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 35 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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