Analysis of Even as the metronome



Tempted to place all sentiments on the table,
break away and see where it goes,
Spring from the chains that keep us frightened,
Rip open the shroud of shame
No longer will we hide our names

Fear grasps on and won't release its clutch
Digging its heals into the dirt
Dragging us down in the mud
By no means will it stake its claim

Release from the clasp
Dangling like a pendent
Free in the wind
Time keeps us restrained

Sovereighty will be found again
Words release us
Unearth our desires
Positioned with no cost

Time keeps ticking on
Even as the metronome
Liberate what won't be spoke
Anticipation of nothing to come

So wrapped up in what should be
Yet more caught up in what could be
Commonplace or common ground
Can we be found?


Scheme XXABX XXXB XAXX XXXX XBXX CCDD
Poetic Form Tetractys  (24%)
Metre 101111001010 10101111 110111110 1100111 110111101 111010111 10110101 1011001 11111111 01101 100101 1001 11101 111101 1011 0110010 010111 11101 10101 101111 001011011 1110111 11110111 101101 1111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 706
Words 136
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 25
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 98
Words per stanza (avg) 23
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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