Analysis of Odor of Death
I become reminiscent
If I remember a particular scent
Whether sweet or unpleasant
I know where it came from and went
Odors can serve as a survival tool
Danger has a distinct smell
Chlorine recalls a fear of a swimming pool
My nose knows I don't swim well
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Traditional rhyme Quatrain |
| Metre | 101010 11010001001 1011010 11111101 1011100101 1010011 1010110101 1111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 255 |
| Words | 49 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 103 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
About this poem
Something smells rotten in poetry.
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Written on March 09, 2023
Submitted on March 09, 2023
Modified on April 29, 2023
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