Analysis of Age-Ing
Age-Ing
I do not look forward to a " guest" that is coming for a visit.
A guest that never leaves,
You know the kind?
Her name is Age- Ing
She has a pet bird and brings it with her wherever she goes.
His name is " Crow"
Who does that??
It's not like it's a pretty bird, or even friendly.
She brings her knitting with her, leaving a pattern all over my neck.
As She knits, rocking by my fire; I'm hoping it won't go out, as she feels quite indignant and interrupted if I attempt to stir it up and add fuel so it will keep burning.
Age-Ing chatters endlessly, letting me know the details of what's going to happen from the mirror reflecting her image.
" look closely", she says. I'd rather not.
Besides knitting, Age-Ing is an "artist".
Oh!! Can she paint the lines!
She " spots" areas that need emphasis.
I disagree, and wish she would use white out or better yet, start over! Making everything smooth and even colored.
She finally tires of all the knitting, painting and endless chatter.
Age-Ing sags and slumps in the chair.
The fire is out.
She has fallen asleep.
Scheme | ABCDAEFGHIAJKLMNOPQRS |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11 11111010111101010 011101 1101 01111 110110111001011 1111 111 1111010111010 11010101001011011 111101110110111111110100010110111110110111110 111100101100111101101010010010 110111101 0110111110 111101 1110011100 1001011111111011101010101010 110010110101001010 11101001 01011 111001 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,098 |
Words | 202 |
Sentences | 20 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 10 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 850 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 201 |
About this poem
It's a personification of aging
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Written on July 15, 2020
Submitted on August 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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