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
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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