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 |
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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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