Analysis of Strings
Jonathan P Oliver 1969 (United States)
Heart strings being pulled
Strings can snag and fray
They can keep a kite aloft
To float on a beautiful day
Strings played, gently strummed
Making sweet pleasant sounds
Strings to pull as children smile
While marionettes dance 'round
String tied to the finger
Of an absent minded soul
I need no reminding
Your heart was always my goal
A string drawn by cupid
His eye trained on you
Tiny arrow flies fast
You sweet smile and eyes of blue
Strings can tie or bind
Hold strong, safe, and true
Our knot is unbreakable
I was always meant for you
| Scheme | ABXB AXXX XCXC XDXD XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (40%) |
| Metre | 11101 11101 1110101 11101001 11101 101101 1111101 1111 111010 1110101 111010 111111 011110 11111 101011 1110111 11111 11101 10110100 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 545 |
| Words | 106 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
Got back with my first real love. 30+ years later. Traumas, children, marriages, years, mental illnesses.....
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Written on January 22, 2022
Submitted by joliver02269 on February 26, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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