Analysis of Faith
Eyes like faded gaslights
dim; arms ache, bones
abrase like frictional matches that
ignite arthritic infernos, fuel
carpal tunnel retribution;
such moments found
Faith an attractive alternative to
life’s snowdrift melting into
nothingness, death.
Faith endured like a gospel choir,
intoning words of praise rising above
life celebrated, mortality honored
a stately chorale wherever she walked, her
words rigidly whispered solidarity’s song,
mint tea fresh and Lolita like, Faith
lip-locked all youthful rites of passage
as if hers were the first.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101 1111 111101 01010110 1010010 1101 1101001001 111001 1001 101101010 0101111001 1100010010 01001010110 11001011 111001011 111101110 110001 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 542 |
Words | 81 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 8 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 226 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 41 |
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Submitted on September 13, 2019
Modified on March 14, 2023
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