Analysis of Scatterbrain



My mind is like a feather field
Unable to withstand
The mildest breeze to which it yields;
No strength at its command.

My thoughts are Gypsies on the move
In search of rainbow gold.
Each time I calm them I still prove
My concentration folds.

So, if you try to talk to me,
I might be lost in thought.
Don't be alarmed for silly me.
It happens quite a lot.


Scheme XAXA BXBX CXCX
Poetic Form Quatrain  (33%)
Metre 11110101 010101 01011111 111101 11110101 01111 11111111 10101 11111111 111101 11011101 110101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 356
Words 79
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 92
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

ATENTION DEFICIT DISORDER

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Written on July 06, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 06, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on July 06, 2023

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