Analysis of I built a fire
I built a fire
Dancing there it was
No one to join me,
I savored the fires presence
alone
Nobody
but the flames and me
While the fire crackles
Joyfully devouring
Magazines
They sit oblivious
And discuss god.
Can't you see?
God's in here with me
Eating those articles
With the utmost joy
Bringing back memories
In the greatest of hope
That waft in with the crimson
Smell of smoke
| Scheme | XXAXX AA BXXXX AABXXXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Etheree (35%) |
| Metre | 11010 10111 11111 11001010 01 1 10101 101010 1000100 10 110100 0011 111 10111 101100 1011 101100 001011 1101010 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 362 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 2, 5, 8 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on April 10, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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