Analysis of Whirlwind
We are like two leaves blown together circling in the wind ,
Fanned by an eternal fire.
Its hot.
And dizzying.
We have no way of knowing when the swirling chaos will slow or change directions....
Constantly compelled by forces beyond control or reason.
Suddenly swept up by the rugged mountains,
Then swept out over the rolling waves.
As I tumble and drift about with you on these currents.
Natural primal everlong reactions move us swiftly to each other.
Away from our internment.
The sun bathes us.
The rain washes us.
We float easily.
We sore up endlessly.
As we become the whispers through the trees in the twilight,
The embers of everything flicker and fade around us in the breezes.
We are carried softly down onto the water.
Drifting along with the parade of seasons.
Moving to the symphony of our souls.
Scheme | XAXXBXBXXAX CCDDXXABX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 111111010100001 11101010 11 0100 11111101010101111010 100011100101110 10011101010 111100101 11100101111110 10010101011101110 01110010 0111 01101 11100 111100 1101010101001 01011010010110010 111010110010 10011001110 10101001101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 813 |
Words | 162 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 9 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 323 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 72 |
About this poem
Being beholden to your breeze is an adventure
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