Analysis of A Shore Thing



I collected three seashells
during my stroll this morning
I walked for miles along the shoreline
funny how I caught myself
veering off toward the tide
regardless of my direction
I took a dip later in the morning
I swam for an hour
the beach started to get crowded
so I headed back
walking in the wet sand
my mind drifts into her calm waters
out into the Atlantic
had it not been adrift all morning?
this is what made me rise at dawn
this is what comes crashing over me
like a tital wave of emotion
and it's current carries me away
I try to tell myself... let it be
as the sound of waves crash continuously


Scheme ABCDEFBGHIJKLBMNFONN
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 101011 1011110 11110101 101111 1010101 01011010 1101100010 111110 01101110 11101 100011 111010110 1010010 111101110 11111111 111110101 10111010 011010101 11111111 10111101000
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 586
Words 118
Sentences 3
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 483
Words per stanza (avg) 118
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Submitted on October 07, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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