Analysis of Mirror Image



I saw a bird
Sitting on bike’s mirror,
To my queer delight
It was committing an error

It was pecking at
Its own image,
Made target itself
Of its own rage

What a bird unwise!
Why can’t have mind’s poise?
But deep within me
Chirped a bird wise

I also act like bird
At times, give bad word;
My mind, like its beak
With hate, disdain I peck

Upright, worldly realistic mirror
Commits no error,
See I image mine
With dishonor it’s malign


Scheme ABXB XXXX CXXC AAXX BBDD
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Quatrain  (40%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 1101 101110 11101 11010110 11101 1110 11001 1111 10101 11111 11011 1011 110111 11111 11111 110111 011001010 01110 11101 1010101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 432
Words 85
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 67
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on April 26, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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