Analysis of Persistent
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
Sometimes poetic thoughts will come
To me both day and night.
They will persist 'till they exist
In poems that I write.
Such thoughts will try and try to be
Preserved in written form.
If I ignore, they'll try some more
To get me to perform.
I'm glad they come to me; it's true.
But they must learn to wait.
I can't write fast the words that last
Which is this poet's fate.
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01010111 111101 11011101 010111 11110111 010101 11011111 111101 11111111 111111 11110111 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 374 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Poetic ideas that seem to demand my attention.
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Written on October 30, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on October 30, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on October 30, 2023
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