Analysis of Hearts
The heart of crystalline egg shell; lies in life bestowing yellow yolk,
The heart of a fortified brick wall; lies in the amalgamated stone,
The heart of slippery spider; lies in satiny threads of its web,
The heart of tubular body bone; lies in amounts of calcium it impregnates,
The heart of colossal ocean; lies in the intense fervor of salt it possesses,
The heart of humming bee; lies in sumptuous stacks of honey inhabiting the apiary,
The heart of a thoroughbred stallion; lies in its majestically muscled angular leg,
The heart of a tortoise; lies in obdurate covering of its shell,
The heart of an automobile; lies in its proficiency to adeptly brake,
The heart of a postman; lies in philanthropic bundles of letter's awaiting to be delivered,
The heart of a venomous mosquito; lies in frugal vials of sting circulating through its persona,
The heart of a light bulb; lies in bare currents of electricity regulating its radiance,
The heart of brackish mud; lies in its prowess to produce fertile crop,
The heart of succulent grass; lies in profound coatings of chlorophyll imparted by sun,
The heart of a four poster bed; lies in silken sponge which can instill celestial siesta,
The heart of golden butter; lies in unprecedented calories secretly imprisoned,
The heart of the inflated python; lies in its invincible power to strangulate innocent prey,
The heart of shabbily attired clouds; lies in gallons of rain about to plummet down,
The heart of scintillating stone; lies in its transparence under brilliant rays of light,
The heart of the iron clad sailing ship; lies in its dogmatic vigor to wade through stormy waters,
The heart of a tribal cow; lies in freshly extracted pails of virgin milk,
The heart of eloquent speech; lies in the fleshy organ of tongue encompassed
by mouth,
The heart of ravishing food; lies in flatulence that inevitably develops a few seconds after consumption,
The heart of a famished dog; lies in piquant slices of raw meat,
The heart of a musician; lies solely in the mesmerizing cadence of voice,
The heart of a fanatic lover; lies captivated by the person he adores,
The heart of a tall edifice; lies in the stolidity of its deep dug foundation,
The heart of the jungle; lies in the enigmatic river trespassing through its interiors,
The heart of the nightingale; lies in enchanting tunes emanating from its beak,
The heart of the mountain; lies in gigantic tunnels embedded with boisterous lava,
The heart of unsolicited beauty; lies in supreme simplicity,
The heart of the diabolical demon; lies in clusters of his menacing teeth,
And the heart of all humans lies in; sources of opulence; the person whom they love;
and the deity they ardently worship.
Scheme | X X X X X A X X X B C X X D B X A X XE X XX D X X X D E X C X X XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111011101010101 0110101110001001 011100101011111 01110010110011100101 011010101000110111010 01110110101110010001 01101011010101000101001 01101010100100111 01111001010100111 01101010010101101011010 01101000101010101110011010 01101110110101001001100 01110110110101101 0111001100110110001011 011011011010111010101 0111010100100100100010 0110010101010100101101001 0111011101011011101 0111110111010111 0110101101101010101111010 0110101101001011101 0111001100101011010 11 0111001101101000010011010010 0110101101010111 01100101100001001011 01100101011001010101 0110110010011111010 0110101000101010110100 0110100100101100111 0110101001010010110010 01101001010010100 01100100101010111001 001111010101100010111 00100110010 |
Characters | 2,701 |
Words | 459 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 32 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 62 |
Words per line (avg) | 13 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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