Analysis of The Thing
The thing as frigid as a dead follicle of hair; was indiscreet hatred,
The thing as disdainful as the bathroom cockroach; was illicit smuggling,
The thing as pale as the dilapidated wall; was overwhelming prejudice,
The thing as resplendent as the pearly moon; was a gregarious smile on the
luscious lips,
The thing as morose as the broken branch of the tree; was tumultuous sorrow
blended with grief,
The thing as transparent as the crystal mountain stream; was unsolicited truth,
The thing as bankrupt as a bedraggled beggar; was pugnacious enmity,
The thing as innocuous as the hazel eyed monkey; was the cry of a small
child,
The thing as volatile as hot green chili; was immensely provoked anger,
The thing as sweet as freshly prepared nectar; was the voice of the benevolent
propagating humanity,
The thing as blotted as the abysmally dark waters of the gutter;
was indiscriminately brutal crime,
The thing as cold as frozen pulp of icecream; was blatant jealousy,
The thing as nostalgic as the oblivious past; was indefatigable fantasies of
the brain,
The thing as sizzling as ravishing brown crustacean coffee; was stupendous
exultation,
The thing as inflated as a gas balloon; was ostentatious pride,
The thing as appeasing as appetizing morsels of food; was philanthropic
friendship which fortified by the minute,
The thing as vociferous as a barking dog; was insatiable hunger which arose
sporadically in the stomach,
The thing as infinite as the boundaries of the emerald ocean; was ubiquitous humanity,
The thing as inevitably intoxicating as liquor; was unfathomable greed,
The thing as venomous as the sting of a scorpion; was racial discrimination,
The thing as preposterously huge as the impeccable dolphin; was
empathy towards fellow beings,
The thing as starved as scorched sands of the desert; was the ominously
diabolic devil,
And the thing as impeccable as white pearls impregnated in oyster shells; as
effusive as thunderous rain pelting down; was perpetual love.
Scheme | X X X XX XX X A XX B XA BX A CD XD X XX XX A X X XX AX XC |
---|---|
Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111010110011100110 0110101011101010 011110010011010100 01101010101100100110 101 0110110101101110010 1011 0110101010101101001 0111010010101010100 01101001010110101101 1 0111001111010100110 01111100110101100100 1000100 011101001001101010 101000101 0111110111110100 01101010010011010001001 01 01110011001010101010 1 0110101010110101 011010110010111010 101101010 0110100101011010010101 01000010 01110010100101010101000100 0110100001001101010001 011100101101001100010 01111100100101 100011010 01111111010101000 110 0011010011101001011 10011001101101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic octameter |
Characters | 1,976 |
Words | 322 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 23 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 46 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 70 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
Font size:
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"The Thing" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 5 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/51287/the-thing>.
Discuss this Nikhil Parekh poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In