Analysis of The Desert



Sweat is extracted from my every pore
As I walk along the black asphalt floor.
Here, a stoplight I encounter and stand,
Sweltering in the heat spread through this land.
No refreshing spring or a shady place
As I melt from this world without a trace.
I left on a journey to meet a friend
Oh, how I wish it was winter again!
So that I may be relieved from this hold
That this desert has placed on me so bold
Ly the valley clings to me greedily,
Not letting me go; I’ll never be free.


Scheme AABBCCDEFFGG
Poetic Form
Metre 11010111001 111010111 101101001 1000011111 1010110101 1111110101 1110101101 1111111001 1111101111 1110111111 1010111100 1101111011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 472
Words 96
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 31
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 375
Words per stanza (avg) 96
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Drew Gorman

I'm Drew and I like to write poetry. I also enjoy reading about and discussing history, philosophy, and religion. I like to run and exercise. I also LOVE my amazing girlfriend Rosaura! more…

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