Analysis of From Within the Without of Yggdrasil the World Tree



Fondly hang thee witless nine nights
wee the dawn tickles the upmost boughs;
hang thee well and upside down;
see thee into inevitable breakdown;
see thee into the eye that e’er floats below;
read the meaded messages even though they flow;
read the runes as one does ingredients in low light;
as above ravens, eagles, and hawks aflight;
and below otters, coyotes, and monkeys excite;
see into, between and beyond;
myth is but what we find most fond,
but how we forge our strongest bonds.

--by Scott Michael Potter


Scheme XXAABBCCCDDX X
Poetic Form
Metre 10111011 10110011 1110111 1101010001 11010111101 10110010111 1011110100011 1011010011 0011001001001 10101001 11111111 111110101 111010
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 516
Words 101
Sentences 2
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 12, 1
Lines Amount 13
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 203
Words per stanza (avg) 45

About this poem

Whatever the mythological studies embarked upon, reactions and poetical inspirations often and mostly follow, the greater the intensity of study and involvement in material, and engagement artistically, the more such reactions become amplified and exponential in number.

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Written on February 18, 2022

Submitted by ScottMPotter on April 11, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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