Analysis of Bereft of Iconicity



bereft in his heart, which softly bleeds,
his love is the dreg from a cold, harsh drink.
but, from her veins anvil-hot, his life concedes to
Her and Her alone…fearless his heart is linked.
that in her veins, stirred of reddest red
that in her heart, shadowed of bluest blue,
there lies a death-surround upon them both.
chimes of pain their love no other chord can strike
his heart…her icon….bereft of iconicity,
neither blue, nor crimson red;
yet, soaked and soured in stoven dread!


Scheme ABCDECFGCEE
Poetic Form
Metre 010111101 1110110111 110110111011 00001101111 100111101 1001101101 1101010111 11111110111 110100111 1011101 11010011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 478
Words 85
Sentences 5
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11
Lines Amount 11
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 377
Words per stanza (avg) 84
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Jeffrey Lynn Naylor

Retired Professor of Literary Criticism, Philosophy, and Religion. Father of 6, grandfather of 6. A lover of all life has to offer. I have traveled the world, lived and worked among many cultures discovering that all people are essentially bound by a common thread. more…

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