Analysis of Falling Under



The subtle tease of lapping water
Licking at your toes
Gently creeping upward
Slowly
Ever so gradually
Until you realize you are waist deep
Chest deep
Neck deep
Gasping and flailing
The wave washes over you
Relentlessly roiling and surging
The onslaught ceaseless and breathless
You reach blindly
The wave surges
Grasp desperately for a hand...a connection
Flailing
Thrashing
Desperate
Drowning


Scheme ABCDDEEEFGFHDIJFFKF
Poetic Form
Metre 010111010 10111 101010 10 1011000 011101111 11 11 10010 0110101 010010010 0110010 1110 0110 110001010010 10 10 10 10
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 394
Words 62
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19
Lines Amount 19
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 331
Words per stanza (avg) 61
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Submitted by wolfsong79 on March 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Laura Guarnera

Laura Guarnera is the mother of two and a critical care nurse of many years. Writing has been a part of her life for as long as she can remember. more…

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