Analysis of Epiphany: The Heart of My Drumline
Nicole Coltrane 1976 (Norfolk)
My heart beats the cadence
Of Your rhythm for the breath of life
And like a battery it gives life
Energetically driven raising the stakes to new heights
From the pulsating thump of the bass
Which courses through every vein
To the versatile style of the snare
Holding the tone on it's own and stroking certain,
But specific parts of my main frame
The complexity in the vulnerability
Of your dynamic rhythmic pattern
Simplistic is the groove which soothes
My raging matter
The shape of the sound penetrating and
Forming waves, into the deepest parts of my emotions
And taking a rest on the depths of
The roots of my commotion
Synchronizing the pace and finding a place
Right in the pocket like a moat
Syncopating and disciplining the ride with
Every quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note
The timing of correspondence throughout every Exchange, were like never-ending conversations and
Famous existing life quotes
Corroborates every lyrical deviation to participate, and
To take part, and rise afloat
Collaborations in every session of all sections,
Arousing joy and signifying great pleasure
Bringing about completion, stimulation, and utter Elation, to the totality of my soul and well-being
A revelation, relaxation, and transformation to what was
Once indescribable, now has true meaning
Scheme | XAAX XXXBX XXXC DEXB XFXF DX DFEC GXG |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (27%) |
Metre | 111010 111010111 010100111 0100101001111 10101101 11011001 101001101 100111101010 101011111 001000000100 110101010 01010111 11010 011011000 10101010111010 010011011 0111010 1000101001 10010101 101000011 1001010011 010101001100010110100100 1001011 01010010001010100 1110101 00100100101110 01010100110 10010100100100101001001110110 00100100010111 1010011110 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 1,260 |
Words | 208 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 2, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 30 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 133 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on April 11, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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