Analysis of For Haley
While walking to and from lunch today
we laughed so loud and raucous
that I thought the earth itself might shake and roar accordingly.
we laughed to forget, we laughed to conquer,
we laughed to ignore the icy breath of mid-October
as it curled around our faces.
you bellowed miraculous, deep-throated and sincere,
while I shrieked like a child, spastically yet genuine.
and what occurred to me then was this:
as I walk the tightrope between youth and adulthood,
as I try to hold on even with the knowledge
that I ultimately must let go,
I realized that this moment, today, the laughter--
it was all so special.
and you are such an angelic person,
and the closest friend Ií»ve had in quite awhile.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101101 1111010 111010111010100 1110111110 11101010111010 111011010 1100100110001 11110111100 010111111 11101011001 111111101010 111000111 110111001010 111110 011111010 001011110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 683 |
Words | 124 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 551 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 124 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on April 07, 2023
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