Analysis of hung



Rope hangs from my family tree
Dangling from a heavy limb
It used to hold a tire swing
Swaying, wavering with wind

Rope hangs from my family tree
Swaying, wavering with wind
Noose hung— tempting tauntingly
Hanging since a time back then

Backyard waterfalls down streams
Fruit filled fields, dirt paths with stones
Memories visit me in dreams
As gardens grow above their bones

Backyard waterfalls down streams
As gardens grow above their bones
Echoes of their muted screams
Linger lifelessly, unknown

Rope hangs from my family tree
Dangling from a heavy limb
Heavier with weight of me
Strangling once upon a whim

Rope hangs from my family tree
Strangling once upon a whim
Necklace custom-made for me
I sway withering with wind


Scheme ABxC ACxx DedE DEdx ABaB ABac
Poetic Form Quatrain  (33%)
Metre 11111001 10010101 11110101 1010011 11111001 1010011 11101 1010111 11011 1111111 10010101 11010111 11011 11010111 1011101 10101 11111001 10010101 1001111 10010101 11111001 10010101 1010111 1110011
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 732
Words 128
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 25
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 100
Words per stanza (avg) 21
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Written on March 31, 2018

Submitted by RWHoyt on April 27, 2023

Modified on April 30, 2023

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