Analysis of The Crucible
William Goresko 1951 (Philadelphia, PA) – 2008 (Willow Grove, PA)
Out of this fiery crucible,
After great toil and struggle,
I have pulled a smoldering mass.
Never far from reach,
It sears my outstretched hands,
Blinding me with its brilliance,
Leaving me with a new and
Different vision. Repelling those
Who cannot bear its heat,
I watch alone, as if in a dream,
While it slowly forms, a glowing orb
That none but I dare approach.
Like a moth, I am slowly drawn toward it
To be consumed and transformed
In the flow of its radiant beauty.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111100100 1011010 11101001 10111 111011 1011110 1011010 100100101 110111 110111001 111010101 1111101 10111101011 1101001 0011110010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 459 |
Words | 87 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 15 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 372 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 87 |
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