Analysis of Letters To Anna (part 1)



Dear Anna,
I'm just a passerby-
Your Deathmark-
A Yellow-Ribboned Pize,
Extorts more than my eyes;
Disperses, then flicks my soul-
Words steadfast in sphector strophe;
Such static plagues in earthly things-
So mighty, your death-carriage brings
The bend of brighted tunnel's scope,
The wish of Heaven's token slope,
Unfolds here now instead of storm;
Beside your smile I now sojourn-
In solice we begin to speak,
In thoughts- not words,
Is Heaven's way;
"Yes, I will close my eyes,
 and shall not peek..."
I hear a Child's minstrel play-


Scheme ABCDDEFDDGGHICDJDCJ
Poetic Form
Metre 110 110100 11 01011 011111 11111 11011 11010101 11011101 0111101 01110101 01110111 01111110 0110111 0111 1101 111111 0111 1101101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 519
Words 91
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 22
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 414
Words per stanza (avg) 90
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Christine Elaine Gwaltney

Born 11/28/1966 Passaic, NJI grew up in a small town northeastern PA. Poetry is my first love. I am inspired by Keats, Shelley, Wordsworth, Donne. I feel misplaced in this time. I long for the 1800's. I hope you enjoy my poetry as much as I do. Much of what I say is mostly unspoken.... more…

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