Analysis of Tapestry of Babel
I awoke in this world
with one language --
building a tower to my stars
rivalling Babel.
All the forces of Heaven and Earth
could not deter me,
for I had one consistent voice.
Your entry into my life
was a blessed burden
from the God
in and around us all.
I have been fractured,
and now have many new tongues --
crying out out for divergent desires,
tearing me asunder.
I harbor a new loneliness;
all of these tongues
only wish to speak to you,
but can't.
I am grateful though;
wholeness cannot be shattered.
I was gifted with the opportunity
to see all of myself --
the parts that seethe with jealousy,
and those that wither
under mean-spirited self-pity.
I also have found the soft sponge
of warm and gentle creativity.
If I was not meant
to build a tower of surity,
I revel in the task
of weaving a subjective tapestry
of devotion.
I have learned the dyes of love
for you, myself, and all others.
Scheme | AXXX XBX XCXX DEFG XEXX XDBXBGBXB XAXBCXF |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (29%) |
Metre | 101011 1110 10010111 110 101011001 11011 11110101 1100111 10110 101 000111 11110 0111011 10111010010 101010 11001100 1111 1011111 11 11101 1010110 1110100100 11111 01111100 01110 101100110 11011011 110100100 11111 1101011 110001 1100010100 1010 1110111 1110110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 865 |
Words | 169 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 4, 4, 4, 9, 7 |
Lines Amount | 35 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 100 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on January 29, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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