Analysis of Were When



I am inspired
by the hope of some fizzled ash
as it adjusts to darkness.
claiming whistles will blow
spools will unwind
and wills will disintegrate,
the very moment flame mistakes
tragic conceit, saddling
its very end.
then I am inspired
by the hosts rolling through drizzle
in the echo of twilight.
trailing life in passersby
chokes that tie
and notes to enunciate,
when every exhausted candle wakes
caustic majesty, maddening
its very mend.


Scheme ABCDEFGHIAJKLMFGHI
Poetic Form
Metre 11010 10111101 1101110 101011 1101 011010 01010101 1001100 1101 111010 10110110 001011 1010100 111 011010 1100010101 10100100 1101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 425
Words 74
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 361
Words per stanza (avg) 74
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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