Analysis of The Front Porch
The closer I get, my heart pounds
The closer I get, my pace slows
The closer I get, the ear ring sounds
The closer I get, my breathing shallows
The closer I get, my breath quickens
The closer I get, my dizziness consumes
The closer I get, my spirit dims
The closer I get, anxiety looms
The closer I get, the front porch in view
The closer I get, my home, prison, my shu
| Scheme | AXAA XBXB CC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 01011111 01011111 010110111 010111101 010111110 01011110001 010111101 0101101001 0101101101 01011111011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 360 |
| Words | 74 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
About this poem
A recollection of the panic attacks that start as soon as one glimpses their house
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