Analysis of With rhythm and poetry
But if you had to go away,
I will try and find a way
for you to stay in
prosperous spa-
ces with me,
even if it meant not seeing you ever again.
How does that work?
Well, going to Hell is easy.
I'll just have to eventually escape
claws beyond human horrors and imagination rituals that
precede consciousness.
How ''could'' that work?
Beats me, but I will beat it
back with rhythm and poetry
never seen or heard before.
Satan's grasp is an imaginary tale
of man-made restrictions that have
no respect for human capabilities
in art, and
Poetry decided this.
I will tear down, hell,
sell my soul,
get it back, sell it again,
find my way to you and share
my true soul with rhythm and
poetry never seen or heard before.
The person who made this
possible is the second one,
and never the first.
Of course, ''I'' is the first, while
''You'' are the second one.
Scheme | AABCDEFDGHIFJDKLMNOPQRESOKPTUVT |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111101 1110101 11110 1001 111 1011111011001 1111 11011110 11110100001 1011010000101001 01100 1111 1111111 11100100 1011101 111101001 11101011 1011100100 010 100101 11111 111 1111101 1111101 1111100 1001011101 010111 10010101 01001 1111011 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 827 |
Words | 161 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 31 |
Lines Amount | 31 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 654 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 161 |
About this poem
This poem's meant to be said aloud (spoken word). The rhythm is as anyone feels it should be, but it's heavily inspired by jazz and beat artists (such as Bob Kaufman). The poem shows a steady stream of thoughts that came to be while listening to Charlie Parker, and it's meant to connect the ''I'' with the ''You''.
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Written on November 08, 2021
Submitted by A00828314 on November 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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