Analysis of Soul of Poetry



Nothing leaves me smitten
like a fresh page, yet unwritten,
nothing holds my visions so untouched.
Blank absorbing in every written word I pen,
blank as to oppose a prose’s clutch.

Emptiness lays quiet,
a clean unspoken faint defiance,
emptiness with quiet violet underlines.
Naked as a hidden handwritten composition,
naked, just as ivory in the sky.

Bareness of it soothing,
gives to me a moment moving,
bareness subtle something underneath.
Open as a window where sweet unsettling winds blow,
open window to the soul of poetry.


Scheme AAXXX XXXAX BBXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 101110 10111010 101110101 1010010010111 11101011 100110 010101010 10011010010 10101010010 1011100001 11110 11101010 1101001 10101011010011 10101011100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 518
Words 87
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 142
Words per stanza (avg) 29
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Submitted on May 02, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jana Satterlund

I wrote my first poem at the age of 10. Although I enjoyed reading and writing poetry, I didn't truly appreciate it until a few years ago. At 21 I started really writing for myself as a release. It has surely become my escape, my late night ritual, my confession. I feel honored to be a part of this community where so many talented poets come together. I appreciate any sentiment and am elated at the opportunity to comment on so many beautiful pieces! more…

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