Analysis of Lemon Lemming Blues
Fluorescent bathed
In silent yellow gloom,
City buses march monochromic
Through the canvas of the night.
Shadow less lemon lemmings
Showing every hidden corner,
Every scratch and crack.,
Illuminated shames
Without a shadow.
City buses,
Like silent naked fish
Hunt impressionistic markings,
Among the neon brights.
Cobalts and Alizarins
Glide across thier shells.
With Cadmium only bathing ,
Excitement never clinging
The electric night eludes them
Leaves the Lemon Lemmings Blue
| Scheme | XXAXBXAXX XXBBBXAAXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101 010101 101011 1010101 111010 101001010 100101 01001 0101 1010 110101 1001010 010101 101 101101 11001010 0101010 00101011 1010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 460 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9, 10 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 199 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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