Analysis of Electricity
The smell of earth,
Of dust before rain,
Sky darkening, lightning flashing,
Thunder ominous in distance.
Brown arms enfold me in your odor --
Warm, slightly sweaty;
Strong hands, firm, soft lips
Leave me breathless --
And eyes --
Your eyes -- that strike me dead.
| Scheme | XXXX XXXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (60%) Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 0111 11011 11001010 10100010 110110110 11010 11111 1110 01 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 254 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 67 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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