Analysis of "to the wings he shall set" a poem in free verse
Dancing on legs of Merlot,
he sings it's not over.
There's a rewound promise,
of an excessive utter,
of an excuse,
that there is a whistle,
to be blown,
as if we were not sober.
In the wine,
it's not to be,
unless there is a whistle,
to be blown,
will he?
There are no rules,
to the innocent souls,
that become of the wine,
to the worthless,
inner chosen child,
that sees the truth,
in your eyes,
as he blows the whistle,
as he sips in the river,
that fills his stomach,
from the past,
his mind is set,
on clouds of treasure,
that complicate the sense,
of the sober hands,
that reach in the river,
to feel,
the cool rush,
while the ringing,
from the whistle subsides,
to the rumble,
with sirens,
that shatter,
the inner child,
as he sips,
the last drop,
of the Merlot,
to sit,
on the wings,
while the clouds reside,
in his transparent state,
wishes of the whisper,
of his mothers wine.
Scheme | abcbdeFbgheFhijgcklmebnopbqrbstuvewbkxyaz1 2 3 bg |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1011110 111110 10110 1101010 1101 111010 111 1110110 001 1111 0111010 111 11 1111 101001 101101 1010 10101 1101 011 111010 1110010 11110 101 1111 11110 11001 10101 110010 11 011 1010 101001 1010 110 110 0101 111 011 1010 11 101 10101 010101 101010 11101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 840 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 46 |
Lines Amount | 46 |
Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 668 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 169 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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