Analysis of Up then Down
She sells sanctuary
A ringing thats blaring,
Hearing everything.
An intense eye,
Looking like a spy.
It drives you mad when the birds sing.
| Scheme | ABBCCB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Sestain Sestet |
| Metre | 11100 010110 1010 1011 10101 11111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 140 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 111 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
It's about my relationship with cocaine.
Font size:
1 fan
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Up then Down" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 10 Nov. 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/168501/up-then-down>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Tommy Johnson poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In