Analysis of Crystal Bones and Thrashing Waves
But she only wanted,
to see beyond the broken glass,
to taste the flavor of crisp fresh air,
while around her the waves would thrash.
She only wanted,
to try and fly from the summit of the cliff,
to whistle a romantic tune,
while floating in chilly water before it grew stiff.
That beautiful girl with the crystal bones,
With the sheepish smile and a brain of stone,
The angel face that I called my home...
All I want now is,
for her to be here with me,
but that beautiful soul is gone,
lost to curiosity.
I know she didn't cry,
scream out in agony,
No one could have saved her,
So quickly swallowed by the sea.
That doesn't stop this guilt from
flooding me with rage.
She thought like a child I should have looked over more,
and I lost her to the sea's rampage.
And the surf still swells and crashes,
and the tide still dances and thrashes...
Scheme | AXXXABXB XXXCDXD XDXDXEXE CC |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 111010 11010101 110101111 10100111 11010 11011010101 11000101 1100101001111 1100110101 1010100111 010111111 11111 1011111 11100111 110100 111101 110100 111110 11010101 1101111 10111 111011111101 01101011 00111010 001110010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 819 |
Words | 161 |
Sentences | 8 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 7, 8, 2 |
Lines Amount | 25 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 163 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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