Analysis of Rutledge Falls in Love



What a night!
I fell in love four times
And gave in twice.
Blame it on the incense, your persistence,
And the wine
Or another force not listed:
The constellations realigned
I watched you measure me.
Did my moonlit eyes arouse you?
Did light show thru my dress?
Perhaps it was my sultry walk
Or the ease of my undress.
Perhaps my need aroused you.
You fumbled with your zipper
Did I say something blunt?
You stumbled on the rug,
Then collapsed upon me.
Such a gallant start
To captivate completely
And take away my heart.


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Poetic Form Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 101 110111 0101 1110011010 001 10101110 0010001 111101 1111011 111111 01111101 1011101 0111011 1101110 111101 110101 101011 10101 110010 010111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 501
Words 96
Sentences 10
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 411
Words per stanza (avg) 96
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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