Analysis of Precious Chaos



I step outside to the city's hum,
A symphony of honks and chatter.
A million lives in motion,
Each one with a different story.

The buildings rise up like giants,
Glass and steel reaching for the sky.
The sun beats down on my skin,
A reminder of the world's warmth.

I walk through the crowds,
Anonymous in my own way.
A hundred conversations blend together,
The background noise to my thoughts.

I wonder about the people I pass,
Their lives and loves and losses.
I wonder about my own path,
The twists and turns that led me here.

The city's pulse beats on,
Endless and ever-changing.
And I can't help but feel grateful,
For this moment, this place, this life.


Scheme XAXX XXXX XXAX XXXX XXXX
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Tetractys  (25%)
Metre 111110101 010011010 0101010 111010010 01011110 10110101 0111111 00101011 11101 01000111 0100101010 011111 1100101011 1101010 11001111 01011111 010111 1001010 01111110 11101111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 662
Words 143
Sentences 10
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Submitted by JoeStrickland on May 15, 2023

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Joe Strickland

I'm just a regular, blue collar, working stiff who took an interest in writing poetry many years ago but until recently I haven't had a desire to share any with anyone or pursue publication. I'm an unpublished fork lift operator by night, and a day drinker by choice. I can be followed on Twitter @JoeStricklandSC more…

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