Analysis of Taking Off
frantic wing
cutting wind
chilling brow
blurring ground
shortening runway
shrinking shadow
straining frame
torturing heart
failing spirit
faltering faltering
upward springing!
existence spanned
in one bright arc
a leaping rainbow
soaring soaring soaring
o may I live
thus slicing air
and when my time comes
so may I die
with whole heart
still springing upward
| Scheme | AXXXX BXCXA AXXBA XXXXCX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101 101 101 101 1001 101 101 1001 1010 100100 1010 0101 0111 0101 101010 1111 1101 01111 1111 111 11010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 356 |
| Words | 56 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 21 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
Font size:
Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
- 16 sec read
- 5 Views
0 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Taking Off" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 11 Jun 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/85686/taking-off>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Stephen Colley poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In