Analysis of Break a Leg
In Italy they say: In the mouth
of the wolf! I hope the wolf dies!
Some would say luck has nothing
to do with it. That’s called diligent
labor ungroomed. Pick up a coin
heads-up, but always abandon coins
tails-down or writhe. Does it make
a difference what kind of wood one
is knocking on? Oak-Cherry-Maple?
Does it have to be hardwood? Luck —
an elusive fable—or as tangible as the day
before us? Folding sheets cover, hiding
the mirrors of houses when another soul
has crossed over. Can a mirror truly ensnare
one’s soul? Superstitions bring comfort but luck
—luck devours if relied on, dies if ignored.
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKCLMJN |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010011001 10111011 1111110 111111100 1011101 11110101 1111111 010011111 110111010 1111111 10101011100101 0111011010 01011010101 111010101001 1101011011 101010111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 620 |
Words | 114 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 473 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 108 |
About this poem
This poem was born out of my friendship with Ciara, an exchange graduate student from Italy. We were talking about luck, and I decided to write a poem about my feelings about luck and superstition. Do I have something I consider lucky that carry around with me? Sure, I do! But, usually, luck favors the prepared. It's what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
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Written on 2005
Submitted by zero_of_nine on September 10, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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