Analysis of "tied" a poem in free verse #24



Under which I live,
is the surface,
of their existence.
I am under that,
where I've been placed,
without feelings,
of the drowning grasp,
of my gasps of breadth.
In my deepest wish,
I've given away redemption,
undertow hands rebuked demons,
my cares float away.

Under which I believe,
on rewound silence,
of my darkest kept secret.
I float away,
on the harmonies,
of the symphony,
of life,
instilled,
on fanatic whirlwinds,
tied to the empathetic eyes,
that turn away,
as I float today.

Something she has to give,
given on her hands,
my litanies of shrine,
risen high above,
the surface of thine eyes.
I float away.

Dripping through they're strained,
listening hands,
of the silent,
sweet nectar,
that flows,
splashing,
tied to my tree,
that has been tarred,
feathered,
on a hill,
by a little blackbird,
that sighs,
`tis nigh,
while I float away.


Scheme xabxxxxxxxxc xbxCxdxxaecc xfxxeC xfxxxxdxgxgexc
Poetic Form
Metre 10111 1010 11010 11101 1111 0110 10101 11111 01101 11001010 1010110 11101 101101 1110 1110110 1101 10100 10100 11 01 10101 1100101 1101 11101 101111 10101 110011 10101 010111 1101 10111 1001 1010 110 11 10 1111 1111 10 101 101010 11 11 11101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 803
Words 146
Sentences 8
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 12, 12, 6, 14
Lines Amount 44
Letters per line (avg) 15
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 164
Words per stanza (avg) 37
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on May 01, 2023

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Steven Louis Chapman

Steven was adopted, his biological father was an English professor who had an affair with a student. Writing poetry is an outlet for his expression of love. A hopeless romantic in search of his soul mate. (it changes from now and then) He hopes to capture the girl of his dreams through poetry. Visit my blog at http://thedailypoetrss.blogspot.com/ for the latest up to date poems. more…

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