Analysis of Like Imari
The glass one, milk clear,
Translucent at its edges,
Like teeth that nature bestows
Smooth to their ridges.
The psyche then impacted
By a floral entity,
Driven to arrive on edge and fringe
Yet to its center central.
Hold it gently, do not falter,
For its fragility is fixate.
Mind the tensions you apply,
Tabletop linens await!
Many stare with focused gazes,
Soaking in its frangible beauty,
Velvet cloths would be insufficient,
To handle this true treasure!
c. by Lena Smith Carter--Poetic Universalisms II, 2006.
Scheme | XAXA XBXX CDXD ABXC X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111 0101110 1111001 11110 010110 1010100 101011101 1111010 11101110 11010011 1010101 101001 10111010 1001110 101110010 1101110 111011001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 85 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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