Analysis of Ten Birds in the Sky
I am the way I am
meanwhile I then
know
the twists
in the paths of my mind
have tried all detractions
the subways
the walk-across
trotted roads
but biased weighing
is still going on
how to build an existence
encountering me in misery’s hands
wading without grasp in these low lands
where is still drought for my sheep
what in these times can I keep
maybe it will be this rain-whistler then
in the palm of my shy hand
Scheme | XA XBX BXX XXX XCC DD AX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111 111 1 01 001111 1111 01 0101 101 11010 11101 1111010 01001011 100110111 1111111 1011111 1011111101 0011111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 404 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 48 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
Title refers to a Dutch saying: it’s better to have one bird in your hand than having ten birds flying in the sky.
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