Analysis of Breathe
Mary E. McDonald 1968 (NY)
The heat
The fire
The need
Unbearable
Unthinkable
Undeniable
The passion
The spark
I feel your power over me
I have no will
I have given myself to you completely
I feel you on my skin
I feel your eyes bore into me
I feel like a teenager inside
I feel alive…
You have awakened my senses
You have given me life
I can breathe
| Scheme | ABCDDDEFGHGIGJKLMN |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01 010 01 0100 0100 0100 010 01 11110101 1111 1110111010 111111 11111011 11101001 1101 11010110 111011 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 307 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 257 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on February 06, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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