Analysis of Hands
I must've misread the creases
in your palm because your hands
lingered too long...
they stayed even after Elvis
had left the building...damn thieves.
Off to ignite more fireworks
and rob again
leaving a trail of smoke and ashes that no number of tears can quench.
The aftermath was a hangover from hell--
pulsing temples and the stench of you seeping through my pores.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJ |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 11001010 0110111 1011 11101010 11011 110111 0101 10011101011101111 010101011 10100011110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 359 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 293 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 64 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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