Analysis of Rylla Barrland
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Scarlett O'Hara was a woman
Of fire and passion.
As a gifted cosmetologist,
She had an eye
For beauty
And a talent
For transforming
Her clients
Into breathtaking
Works of art.
But strangely,
She despised this talent.
It was as if
She resisted
Her own light,
Preferring to hide it
Under a bushel
Rather than let it
Shine forth
For all to see.
And then there was the man
With the star
And the treasure map.
They were his only religion.
He worshipped
The idea
And fantasy
Of their potential
And future.
He was a day drinking atheist poet
Who wandered the roads
Of the deep South,
Seeking out
The mysteries of life
And the beauty
Of the natural world.
He was a man
Who lived outside
The shackles
Of convention,
Free to roam
Where his heart led him.
And when Scarlett
And this man
Came together,
Sparks flew.
For Scarlett,
The poet was
A breath of fresh air,
A man who could see
The beauty in her talent
And help her appreciate it.
For the poet,
Scarlett was
A rare bird,
A vision of loveliness
Who captured his heart
And his imagination.
Together,
They explored
The world
Around them,
Seeking out
Hidden treasures
And sharing
Their innermost
Secrets.
They laughed,
They danced,
They argued,
And they loved.
Their bond
Was one of mutual respect,
Deep admiration,
And a fierce devotion
To one another.
They were two souls
Who had come together
In a place
Where love
And beauty
Intertwined,
And they knew
That they
Were meant to be together,
Forever.
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Metre | 100101010 110010 10101 1111 110 0010 1010 010 0110 111 110 101110 1111 1010 011 010111 10010 10111 11 1111 011101 101 00101 10110010 110 0010 0100 11010 010 11011010010 11001 1011 101 010011 0010 101001 1101 1111 010 1010 111 11111 0110 011 1010 11 110 0101 01111 01111 0100010 0100101 1010 101 011 01011 11011 010010 010 101 01 011 101 1010 010 110 10 11 11 110 011 11 11110001 1010 001010 11010 1011 111010 001 11 010 001 011 11 0111010 010 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 1,525 |
Words | 347 |
Sentences | 17 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 20, 22, 10, 6, 28 |
Lines Amount | 86 |
Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 229 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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