Analysis of Affection
My smiles are fresh
in contemplation of your coming,
I stand beside your photo,
bereft of your presence,
Memories float and time conveys
no meaning to frustrations
Felt and worn within the soul
remembering sensations.
Thoughts cannot renew the bonds
yet deep in my distress,
Flourishes the ever-present coil of
life, joy, peace, and happiness.
c. by Lena Smith Carter, Poetic Universalisms I, 2006.
Scheme | XXXX XAXA XXXX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1111 00101110 110111 011110 10010101 1101010 1010101 0100010 1100101 110101 1000101011 1110100 111011001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 386 |
Words | 64 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 13 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 80 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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