Analysis of Her, not Him
William H. Mozal III 1975 (Florida)
Her, not Him
she radiates joy - a starlight dervish dance
the trespassing tree … uprooted - yields to
Venusian garden bud, sprouting
a fresh flower, blooming
Her, not Him
Her, not Him
on my dream bed, skirted, seated, sheer hosed,
long legs freshly teasing
unshackled, new curves cleaving
ivory sleek, virgin-shorn thighs trembling,
Her, not Him
Her, not Him
in my night castles, in my dream sheets, silk bed curtains
her writhing, screaming, pleading – naked sweat, our thundered hearts beating
reality rises - unrequited affections,
those lip glossed smiles for HER,
Her, not Him
Her, not
| Scheme | A xx bbA A xb bbA A cb cx Ax |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011 110101101 010101011 110110 011010 011 011 1111101011 111010 010111 10011011100 011 011 0111001111110 01010101011010110 1010010010 111110 011 01 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 589 |
| Words | 101 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 46 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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