Analysis of STAIRS TO THE SUN

Breda Krošelj

STAIRS TO THE SUN

WHILE LETTING GO
PAPER BOATS
AND BALLAD OF  THE WATER
JE T'AIME TOUJOURS

L IS JUST MY IDOL
SQUARE PLATES
PEELING IN THE CORN
AND A WHOLE WEEK OF CONFIDENCE

NOTORIUS MOMENTS
CORSET WITH BLACK BELT
EFFORT OF THE KNEE
AND HANDBRAKE

ALICA LIKES TO SLEEP DURING THE DAY

Scheme X ABXB XXXX XXXA X
Poetic Form
Metre 1101 1101 101 0101010 1111 111110 11 10001 00111100 110 10111 10101 01 11111001
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 286
Words 57
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 1
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 16
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 46
Words per stanza (avg) 11

About this poem

The poem first published in 1972.

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Submitted by bsk on November 07, 2023

Modified by bsk on December 27, 2023

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Breda Krošelj

Breda Krošelj is a Slovenian poet. As part of contact shows, she presented own poems live on Radio Glas Ljubljana (Radio RGL) between 1999 and 2003. She published several poetry collections. Her poetry is known for its elaborate melancholic themes. Above all, she explores the complexity of human relationships and the resulting emotions. Her printed poetry collections are published by the publishing house Exlibris. Her published e-books are by the publishing house Exlibris and some by the publishing house Obzorja Maribor. Here is a link of her e-poetry collections: https://www.biblos.si/rezultati-iskanja?q=breda+kro%C5%A1elj more…

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