Analysis of Alpine Blues
that fille’s gorgonic,
sloth visage
curdles the cheese
II
in my fondue, lending itself
to a salmagundi
III
of gateau, raclette,
gluhwein and
fir-scented
IV
ski instructors
called klaus
V
who may / may
not been ravaged
most solemnly
VI
twixt the nordic spa
and gymnasium
| Scheme | ABCDEFDFFFEGHIJFIKLM |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 111 110 101 1 01011001 101 1 1011 10 110 1 1010 11 1 111 1110 1100 1 10101 00100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 279 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 11 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 217 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 46 |
About this poem
An ode to being wealthy and miserable.
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Submitted on March 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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