Analysis of The Eel
The Eel
Slithering in the depthless waters
We find the eel—never blinking
Rarely has he seen the sun
Encompassed with mistrust
He's a soloist of the deep
Calm burning in his soul,
We find his home
Serenely built on the quietude of his spirit
He melts into his cold tunnels
He's the keeper of the ocean's secrets
Frowning and gaping
He lifts his slimy head
Watching the strangers swimming along
Catching interest in one or two
Only to assist them in knowing—he's the devourer of whomever he pleases to
overthrow
He's so unobtrusive, this little creature
Yet fire seems to burn from within
As if by coming a little closer…
He'd reveal his secrets from beneath the fin
In awe the eel will slither back in his throne of emptiness
Silent desperation was never described so discreetly
Yet he conquers all completely
And survives longer than his kind could ever appreciate
Soloist of the sea
I doubt you desire me to observe
Your slimy, despicable existence
But you are worthy of acknowledgement—
Much worthier than I myself
For truly, my eely presence in these lines
Is diminutive against your profound, human-like indifference
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01 10000110 11011010 1011101 010101 1010101 110011 1111 010011011110 11011110 1010101010 10010 111101 100101001 10100111 10101101010110101101 10 1101011010 110111101 1111001010 10111010101 010111010111100 10010110011010 11101010 00110111110010 10101 1110101101 1100100010 1111010100 1100111 1101110011 10100011011010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,098 |
Words | 192 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 2 |
Lines Amount | 32 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 131 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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Submitted on September 04, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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