Analysis of Crossing My Fingers
I tried to cross the ocean 'til
A thunderstorm hit me.
My swaying boat began to fill
With water from the sea!
I left when I felt ill.
A river crossing then became
My goal without a bridge.
The end result was much the same.
I guess I am bewitched
To think of such an aim.
I then downsized my silly plan
By crossing highway lanes.
The cars came near and so I ran,
But this too was in vain,
Despite how fast I ran.
Although I was just barely tapped,
I got knocked to the ground
And saw that I was almost trapped
With ego thoughts abound
And common sense had lapsed.
Scheme | ABABA CXCXC DXDXD EFEFX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 11110101 01011 11010111 110101 111111 01010101 110101 01011101 111101 111111 1111101 11011 01110111 111101 011111 1111101 111101 0111111 110101 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 566 |
Words | 127 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 109 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 28 |
About this poem
Adventure (sort of)
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Written on July 20, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on July 20, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on July 20, 2023
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