Analysis of Lethargic
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
My ambition, crippled and naked,
Lazily sprawls, hungry for action.
A sensual dance, a primal tango,
Nervously shivers within my bones.
The flame that burns, unfulfilled desires,
Taunting, teasing, seductive whispers.
Eager hands, slip and slide in slumber,
Yearning for tender touches of sleep.
Yet my body, so slothful and feeble,
Lingers in bed, succumbing to drought.
Imagination writhes, like a temptress,
Provoking the dormant depths within.
Lethargy, you mistress of my soul,
Bind me in your grasp, sweet chains of desire.
In this languid state, I find pleasure,
A decadent feast, savoring the race.
Crossing the line, where passion drowns in sleep,
I surrender to the potency of ease.
My ambition, sculpted by this indolence,
Awaits the moment when desire ignites.
Scheme | XXXA BBCD XXXX XCCX DXAX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 101010010 100110110 0100101010 100100111 011101010 101001010 101101010 101101011 111011010 100101011 001011010 010010101 100110111 11011111010 011011110 0100110001 1001110101 10101010011 101010111 01010101001 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 780 |
Words | 146 |
Sentences | 11 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 123 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on June 29, 2023
Submitted by JoeStrickland on June 29, 2023
Modified by JoeStrickland on July 24, 2023
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