Analysis of The First Thing That Flooded My Mind
When they said fruits; the first thing that flooded my mind was the succulent clusters of scarlet apple suspended in harmony from the tree,
When they said salt; the first thing that flooded my mind was the colossal expanse of sea leaping magnificently and without restraint towards the sky,
When they said animal; the first thing that flooded my mind was the majestic and dense furred lion; sprinting towards me at electric pace with fire in its eyes,
When they said light; the first thing that flooded my mind was the belligerent fireball of Sun; blazing a stream of unprecedented beauty; through every deserted spot on this earth,
When they said sedation; the first thing that flooded my mind was the spell binding light of the moon; the conglomerate of its pearly rays enchanting my every night,
When they said melody; the first thing that flooded my mind was the voluptuous nightingale; tingling the most dreariest of my senses with reinvigorating sound,
When they said dust; the first thing that flooded my mind was the undulating terrain of the desert; the disdainful hillocks of sand terribly scorched and crying for water,
When they said dream; the first thing that flooded my mind were the ravishing clouds of heaven; infinite number of fairies dancing in the aisles of unfathomable desire and romance,
When they said ice; the first thing that flooded my mind was the frozen slopes of the Himalayas; the sheet of snowy white which delectably enveloped the ensemble of fir trees,
When they said laughter; the first thing that flooded my mind; was the rustic clown viciously stretching the contours of his face; until people in the audience had
tears rolling down their eyes,
When they said color; the first thing that flooded my mind was the superbly resplendent rainbow; casting a mystical spell on this earth with its rhapsodic glow
and shine,
When they said office; the first thing that flooded my mind; was a bunch of monotonous morons; with their noses obnoxiously buried beneath bulky sheaf of paper,
When they said poison; the first thing that flooded my mind; was the hideous looking serpent; snaring its fangs wickedly at the innocent child,
When they said speed; the first thing that flooded my mind; was the pouch bellied kangaroo; galloping at lightening pace; cutting across the whiplash of wind and entangled forest with two steps at a time,
When they said ugliness; the first thing that flooded my mind; was the gruesomely distorted face of the lanky eunuch; sending shivers down the spine of the infant newly born,
When they said beauty; the first thing that flooded my mind was the crown princess; with her eyelashes appearing as if soaked in rich nectar; and the fragrance emanating from her tantalizing form pacifying all my apprehensions,
When they said jewel; the first thing that flooded my mind was the virgin pearl; incarcerated securely in the heart of the oyster,
When they said muscle; the first thing that flooded my mind was the tanned wrestler; tenaciously rubbing oil on his legs and palms,
When they said power; the first thing that flooded my mind was the omnipotent creator; able to create and destroy at stupendous will,
When they said upbringing; the first thing that flooded my mind was my mother; who had nourished me to become what I was today; with the blood and milk in her body,
And when they said love; the first thing that flooded my mind was my beloved; her incredible entity taking complete control of my senses and my soul.
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Metre | 1111011110111010010110100100100101 1111011110111001001111001000001010101 1111000111101110010011101001110101110011 11110111101110010010111001101001011000101111 11101001111011101101101001001110101011001 111100011110111001001001000111110101001 1111011110111010001101000101111001010110 1111011110110010011101001011010001101000010001 1111011110111010110010011101110100010111 11110011110111010110010011110110001001 110111 11110011110111010001011001001111110101 01 1111001111011101101001111011001101110 11110011110111010010101011100101001 11110111101110110011001100110010111001010111101 11110001111011101010110101010101011010101 111100111101110110101001011101100010100101001111010 11110011110111010101000100011010 1111001111011101100010010111101 11110011110111001000101010100110101 111100111101111101110110111101101010010 01111011110111101001001001001011110011 |
Characters | 3,476 |
Words | 595 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 21 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 122 |
Words per line (avg) | 26 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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