Analysis of Lost at Sea
Janelle Ramalho 1992 (Manchester, NH)
How is one to distinguish
The difference in between,
The longing for a stranger
Or just the greater scheme.
A loud wholesome smile
Kindness beaming from the core,
An unexpected treasure
Washed upon the shore.
A refreshing gust of air
Blew in from sea that day,
The colors that soon followed
Diminished my clouds of gray.
You see, I set sail some time ago
But the voyage it was rough,
The waves abruptly crashing
Sunshine never felt enough.
The nights were often breezy
And the rain frequently poured,
Drowning in temptation
As I contemplate overboard.
An unrealistic option
Unfair to friend or foe,
I pull out my directions
And map a new place to go.
I gently lowered my sail
Letting the wind take hold,
‘Cause any place is better
Than out here in the cold.
I still have no destination
As I place both hands on the wheel,
All that I am certain of
Is no one dictates how I feel.
Scheme | XXAX XBAB XCXC DEXE XFGF GDXD XHAH GIXI |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (88%) |
Metre | 1111010 0100001 0101010 110101 01101 1010101 101010 10101 0010111 101111 0101110 0101111 111111101 1010111 0101010 110101 0101010 0011001 100010 111010 101010 011111 1111010 0101111 1101011 100111 1101110 111001 1111010 11111101 1111101 11101111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 895 |
Words | 187 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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