Analysis of Empty fist
Bruce Hawthorne 1981 (CA)
I heard that my heart
was the size of my fist
So, I swung at the sky,
hit the ground
and realized there's something I missed
| Scheme | XA XXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 11111 101111 111101 101 01011011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 125 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 48 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
About this poem
I thought about it 10 years ago I figured I might as well just put it out there.
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Written on April 08, 2022
Submitted by Ccougg on April 08, 2022
Modified on April 14, 2023
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