Analysis of End In Life
A half-bloomed rose
on a bent stem,
water between
the cobblestones.
Grey clouds moved on
and a big sky
sends down glimmer,
transitory.
My face wrinkled,
steady, watching.
Gently, the rose
taps the stones.
| Scheme | AXXB XXXX XXAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 1011 1001 010 1111 0011 1110 100 1110 1010 1001 101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 206 |
| Words | 42 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 54 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
A focus on imagery. Minimalistic, four syllables, last line three.
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