Analysis of Domestic Lessons
Brown eyes, big, gleam tears, reflect fear
Plump hand, small, white cold, grip doll
Curled body, tucked, small space, hidden face
Burning ears, listen, shallow breath, safety's death
Clenched teeth, stained, loud voice, brutal choice
Closed fist, hard, vocal grunt, body thump
Sturdy torso, broad, heaving chest, catching breath
Bitter tongue, sharp, boozed head, judgement dead
Burning rib, broken, winded frame, head in shame
Nil esteem, empty, inner girl, splintered world
Love forgiven, lost, emotion drain, repeat again...
Brown eyes, witness, safety burnt, lesson learnt
Scheme | XXXA XXAX XXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11111011 1111111 110111101 10110101101 11111101 111101101 1011101101 101111101 10110101101 10110101101 1010101010101 1110101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 565 |
Words | 85 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 38 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 151 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
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Submitted on October 21, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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