Analysis of Red Covers
Black and blue, black and blue,
Black and blue are the bruises on her face and back:
Black is the very shade of her soul
Blue is the tint of drops falling with a sting, on her open wound;
The warm, red, wetness covers her body.
No longer is black and blue visible,
Broken in half, the heart remains black,
Red mask, red covers, red pain:
In short time black and blue is once more visible:
Many colors belts come in, most commonly the razor is silver,
When mixed together…
Black and blue, black and blue,
And red.
Scheme | AbcdefbgfhhAi |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101 101101010101 110101101 1101111010110101 0111010010 1101101100 100101011 1111011 011101111100 10101101100010110 11010 101101 01 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 516 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 13 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 394 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 98 |
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Written on December 07, 2021
Submitted by Nova_Juniper on December 08, 2021
Modified on March 30, 2023
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