Analysis of Submerged
Lola Ridge 1873 – 1941
I have known only my own shallows -
Safe, plumbed places,
Where I was wont to preen myself.
But for the abyss
I wanted a plank beneath
And horizons…
I was afraid of the silence
And the slipping toe-hold…
Oh, could I now dive
Into the unexplored deeps of me -
Delve and bring up and give
All that is submerged, encased, unfolded,
That is yet the best.
| Scheme | AAX AXA AX XXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110111 1110 1111111 11001 1100101 0010 11011010 001011 11111 01001111 101101 1110101010 11101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 352 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 2, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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