Analysis of Moondust
Dust of the moon, gray and dry.
It lacks cohesion and so do I.
If there were wind,
the sands would scatter -
lost to space, its precious matter.
The moon is braced against a breeze
that never comes to its life of ease.
While here on Earth,
the bits of me
are scattered over thee.
| Scheme | AABCCDDEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1101101 110100111 1101 01110 11111010 01110101 110111111 1111 0111 110101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 279 |
| Words | 62 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 214 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
About this poem
Some people give nearly all of themselves to those they love, in spite of opposition and adversity. Others avoid hardships, but end up giving so little of themselves to relationships and therefore getting so much less in return.
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Written on January 20, 2021
Submitted by BCByron on July 11, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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