Analysis of Oxygen



I want to become
part of
you
the way the
wind becomes oxygen
in      your
lungs,         and
the way you cannot
breathe when you are
without
me.


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJK
Poetic Form
Metre 11101 11 1 010 101100 01 10 01110 1111 01 1
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 144
Words 27
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 9
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 103
Words per stanza (avg) 40
Font size:
 

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

8 sec read
1

Discuss this Payton Hayes poem analysis with the community:

0 Comments

    Citation

    Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:

    Style:MLAChicagoAPA

    "Oxygen" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 28 Apr. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/141891/oxygen>.

    Become a member!

    Join our community of poets and poetry lovers to share your work and offer feedback and encouragement to writers all over the world!

    More poems by

    Payton Hayes

    »

    April 2024

    Poetry Contest

    Join our monthly contest for an opportunity to win cash prizes and attain global acclaim for your talent.
    2
    days
    12
    hours
    4
    minutes

    Special Program

    Earn Rewards!

    Unlock exciting rewards such as a free mug and free contest pass by commenting on fellow members' poems today!

    Browse Poetry.com

    Quiz

    Are you a poetry master?

    »
    Who wrote a famed poem about the Crimean War?
    A Alfred Lord Tennyson
    B Alfred E. Neuman
    C Alfred Douglas
    D Oscar Wilde