Analysis of Her Bones Had No Marrow



Her bones had no marrow. Her veins had no blood.
Her core had no barrow. Her fall had no thud.

Her flesh had no cover. Her lips had no kiss.
Her arms had no lover. Her path had no miss.

Her mind had no reason. Her heart had no feed.
Her wit had no season. Her plan had no deed.

Her step had no rhythm. Her feet had no dance.
Her hips had no fission. Her move had no chance.

Her ship had no harbor. Her sails had no wind.
Her land had no borders. Her chart had no end.

Her life had no purpose. Her aim had no goal.
Her hope had no surplus. Her style had no role.

Her ghost had no shadow. Her soul had no skin.
Her wall had no window. Her sound had no din.


Scheme AA BB CC DD XX EE FF
Poetic Form Couplet 
Metre 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 01111001111 0111101111 01111001111
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 641
Words 140
Sentences 28
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 35
Words per line (avg) 10
Letters per stanza (avg) 70
Words per stanza (avg) 20
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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