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.
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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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