Analysis of Terpsichore



Morning breaks,
The dawn's embrace
Begins,
And light,
Like blood,
Spills over
Night's demise.
In darkness' grip,
A scarlet haze
Now gleams,
In wait
For Terpsichore,
Swift in her race,
Across blue heavens,
Marking time's
Swift flight.
And we,
The mortal children
Of this Earth,
Arise from slumber,
Eager to partake,
In each other's joys,
In shared delight,
A simple smile,
Exchanged
In humble grace. 


Scheme ABCDEFGHIJKFBLMDNOPFQRDSTB
Poetic Form
Metre 101 0101 01 01 11 110 101 0101 0101 11 01 11 1001 01110 101 11 01 01010 111 01110 10101 01101 0101 0101 01 0101
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 417
Words 91
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 26
Lines Amount 26
Letters per line (avg) 12
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 310
Words per stanza (avg) 65

About this poem

This poem describes the break of dawn and the arrival of light, comparing it to blood spilling over the end of the night. In the grip of darkness, a red haze illuminates, anticipating the arrival of Terpsichore, the muse of dance, as she swiftly moves across the sky, marking time's passing.

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Written on August 10, 2023

Submitted by JoeStrickland on August 10, 2023

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Joe Strickland

Writer from South Carolina. Recently signed first publishing contract and is waiting for release date of first collection of poetry. I've never written a poem while completely sober. You can follow me on Twitter/X @JoeStricklandAU more…

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