Analysis of Inaudible Maps
Sarah Brower 1995 (New Jersey)
From the womb thrown onto crosswalks
right side up,
upside down
still the map reads invisible ink
No directory for the streets we walk
no road signs to guide our quizzical steps
there is no left or right,
nor rear view mirrors to retrace
only the present to launch us
across hills savoring delicacies
contained of sorrows, laughter, and hope
Though not walking blindly
shoulder to shoulder we trek
one foot in front of the other
holding onto landmarks crafted by ancestors
Some we remember
some we ignore
choosing landmarks that resonate
gravitating toward lights
reflecting the inner person
Scheme | XXXX XXXX XXX XXAX AXXXX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (35%) |
Metre | 1011101 111 111 101101001 1010010111 11111101001 111111 11110101 10010111 0111001000 011101001 111010 1011011 11011010 1010110110 11010 1101 101110 100011 01001010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 595 |
Words | 105 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 3, 4, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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