Analysis of Handkerchief
I wound it tightly into oblong ball of soft cushion,
Tossed it high in pools of humid air to play with it.
I tied it on forked branch of the conical tree,
Prayed for unsurpassable wishes to come true.
I pressed it firmly to stop the oozing of blood,
Reinforced it with several of its kind after witnessing its power.
I curled it completely engulfing my slender wrist,
Got ready to face my opponent in the boxing ring.
I painted it dark with streaks of striped violet,
Hung it on the wall adding shades of versatility to the dull ambience of the room.
I used to wipe gallons of sweat dripping down my neck,
Drenched it with ice water generating waves of frozen excitement.
I threw it in a pond of water; coating it with lots of glue,
Withdrew if after few minutes with a cluster of small fish sticking firmly.
I draped it round my neck in biting winds of winter,
Marched pompously through the streets in cozy comforts of my inexpensive scarf.
I soaked it in a concoction of cologne and strong scent,
Revitalized dead nerve cells by its magical caress.
I blew my nose with rapid spurts of energy,
Didn't care a damn as long as I had the company of my large red handkerchief.
Scheme | XA BC XD XX AX XX CB DX XX BX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11110011011110 1110111011111 111111101001 11110111 111101101011 01111011110100110 1110100101101 11011101000101 110111111100 1110110110100101100101 1111101110111 1111101001110010 1110011101011111 0111011010101111010 1111110101110 1110101010110101 11100010101011 0101111110001 111111011100 101011111101001111100 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,163 |
Words | 218 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 47 |
Words per line (avg) | 11 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 93 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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