Analysis of The Silent Siren



The lovely mermaid made of metal,
Tells a tale so warm and gentle!
Dancing through the drops of music,
Fantasies her only muses,

Her silent words bring ships to wreck,
For men stare speechless from their decks.
Fiery hips and arms in dance,
Leave all the lonely men entranced.

Glaciers leave the best ships pelted,
As a flowing veil of melted
Pearls draws circles around her face,
And Waves drum the beat as she sways.

Oh, how many sailors will she yet slay?
She cares not if worried wives beg and pray!
Their ghosts only join her smooth dance,
Death is a fair price for this chance.

Spiraling around light and slow,
They give her a heavenly glow.
She dances to the music of their woes!
Beware the Silent Siren these men chose!


Scheme AAXX XXBX XXXX CCBB DDEE
Poetic Form Etheree  (40%)
Quatrain  (40%)
Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 01011110 10111010 10101110 10001010 01011111 11110111 10010101 11010101 10101110 10101110 11100101 01101111 1110101111 1111101101 11101011 11011111 10001101 11001001 1101010111 0101010111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 708
Words 133
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 29
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 115
Words per stanza (avg) 27
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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