Analysis of Cantonese Flower
We spoke of Genghis Khan
and your friend
over cups of tea
and summer heat
the cool breeze unwrapped
your cheap, flowery dress
spilling lust on the
streets of New York City
lips, turgid with unspoken secrets
caressed tetracycline teeth
as you smiled
and refused the flowers
I almost bought on Houston Street
| Scheme | ABCDEFGCHIJKD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 011 10111 0101 01101 111001 10110 111110 110101010 0111 111 001010 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 294 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 252 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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