Analysis of The Mermaid



Though they echo
bow below
her beauty far and wide
the songs of Sirens
yet to call
the caves have calmed the tide.
And when the sail
has reckoned holes
the sunken ship
does bare.
The lullaby of Siren Merms
to save their
time
doth spare.
For deeper than the
bluest sea
the ocean tells no lies.
Her sorrow melts into the grasp
of salted drops
disguise.
To save the life
and lift him up
the Mermaid works so fast
to bring his life up to the sunshine
Letting go of his sailing past.


Scheme AABCDBEFGHCHIHJKLMNLOPQRQ
Poetic Form Tetractys  (56%)
Metre 1110 101 010101 01110 111 011101 0101 1101 0101 11 0101101 111 1 11 11010 101 010111 01010101 1101 01 1101 0111 01111 11111101 10111101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 483
Words 104
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 25
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 379
Words per stanza (avg) 94

About this poem

This poem is about a Mermaid who saves a mans life at sea.

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Written on January 27, 2024

Submitted by PixieLove24 on January 27, 2024

Modified by PixieLove24 on March 11, 2024

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Trisha Rayfield

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