Analysis of Beyond The Waterhole
Wandering in the desert
profanity infused me
Each word like a scorpion
the curses on fire
The sand an abrasive
the cactus a warning
The sting of my words
—killing prophet and liar
(Dreamsleep: October, 2022)
| Scheme | XXXA XXXA A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1000010 0100011 1110100 010110 011010 010010 01111 1010010 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 212 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 56 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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