Analysis of In The Lap Of My Mother
In the lap of the road there was abundant traffic; wailing pressure horns producing discordant cacophony,
In the lap of the colossal mountain there was snow; shimmering immaculately in the sunlight; projecting shades of white,
In the lap of the garden there was green grass; sprawled rampantly on the soil; tickling me as I walked,
In the lap of a contemporary computer; there lay embossed a plethora of finely chiseled microchips; functioning scrupulously,
In the lap of the river gushing at violent speeds; there were fish of handsome sizes and shapes,
In the lap of a tree densely foliated with leaves; there lived bushy squirrels
juxtaposed with resplendent insects,
In the lap of the scorching desert extending to unfathomable limits; there was hot sand and the rustic cactus swirling magnificently in the wind,
In the lap of the grandiloquent palace; there resided the dainty princess floating in the aisles of ostentation and luxury,
In the lap of the refrigerator; there was succulent fruit strewn alongwith barrels of cold wine,
In the lap of the sky; there was the brilliant sun and placid moon; blessing the earth with light all round the clock,
In the lap of the concrete wall; there were baked bricks impregnated to provide it fortification,
In the lap of the tropical jungle; there were wild animals; white water streams and a scores of venomous spider,
In the lap of the fountain pen; there was colored ink; granting profound impetus to words; molding them to beautiful calligraphy,
In the lap of the deep well; there was stagnant water; which was deftly evacuated by humans to quench their insatiable thirst,
In the lap of prejudice; there lived disdainful hatred; which was its obvious manifestation,
In the lap of the dictionary; there were infinite words finely embodied; granting us
the privilege of communication,
In the lap of the city gutter; lay fetid sewage giving rise to the most unbearable of stench,
In the lap of a cigarette there was bountiful tobacco; which produced carcinogenic smoke when consumed,
In the lap of omnipotent God; there lay the entire universe; with a fleet of organisms diligently executing their tasks,
And in the lap of my mother; there resided perpetual care; the love that no price on this earth could purchase.
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Metre | 0011011101010101010100100100 001100101011110001000001010111 001101011111110111111 0011001000101101010011010111001000 001101010110011011101001 00110110111111010 0110101 0011010100101010001011110010101001000001 001100100101010010101000110100100 0011001001110011110111 00110111010101011001111101 00110011101101010110010 00110100101011001101001110010 001101011110110011001110111000100 00110111110101110010011011101001 001110011010101111000010 0011010010100110010101 01010010 00110101011010101101010011 0011001111000110100101101 001101001110010101011100100010011 0001111010100100101111111110 |
Characters | 2,265 |
Words | 378 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 20 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 22 |
Letters per line (avg) | 83 |
Words per line (avg) | 17 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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