Analysis of Poem For The Feet Of Polia
Harry Crosby 1898 (Boston) – 1929 (New York City)
they have walked through the gateways
of my eyes
they have climbed the mountains
of my body
they have marched across the desert
of my heart
they have forded the rivers
of my mind
they have penetrated into the dark forest
of my soul
if I were a cannibal I might devour them
if I were Pilate I might crucify them
if I were a sorcerer I might make them vanish away
if I were Neptune I might drown them
if I were a robber I might steal them
but I am a bridge to the sun
bridge leading away from a world of pain
bridge leading away from a night of sin
bridge over the abyss of doubt
bridge for the feet of Polia to the Sun
Scheme | XXXXXXXXXXAAXAA BXXXB |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (35%) |
Metre | 111101 111 111010 1110 11101010 111 111010 111 11100010110 111 1100100110101 110111101 110010011111001 110101111 1100101111 11101101 1100110111 1100110111 11000111 110111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 606 |
Words | 130 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 15, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 245 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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