Analysis of Rosillos' Sunset
Across the rocky carpet of cacti-strewn desert
the steep, amethyst slopes of the Rosillos Mountains rise
with dagger-like peaks reaching up, like hands into the
ruby sky hiding the setting sun that steals a look
through these ancient fingers, like a child trying to
catch his last glimpse of his room before the lights
are turned out. Far below the craggy peaks, a lone yucca
stands watching the shadows race toward and past him
like wild horses. The rocks, the cacti, and the greasewood
take on new colors, like a chameleon, as if to blend
with a new background. As the sun continues to set
behind the craggy hands, the scents of the desert
mingle and rise, like the aroma of an exotic and
carefully prepared stew.
Scheme | ABCDEFCGHIJAKE |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0101010110110 011001101101 1101110111010 1011001011101 111010101101 11111110101 11110101010110 11001101011 111001010001 111101001001111 101110101011 010101011010 100110010110100 100011 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 702 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 14 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 573 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 127 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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