Analysis of Flowers
I tried to forget you,
I did, but you took root in me,
wrapped yourself around my
collarbones, and day after day,
I am reminded of how hard it is
to breathe without you.
Day after day, I pick the flower
petals off and am reminded
that you love me
not.
| Scheme | ABCDEAFGBH |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 111011 11111101 101011 101101 1101011111 11011 110111010 10101010 1111 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 251 |
| Words | 55 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 193 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Written on 2018
Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 05, 2022
Modified on April 12, 2023
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