Analysis of Stardance; or, Geminids’ Return
Helios’ chariot scatters stardust,
From Phaethon’s fateful ride,
As Zeus’ bolt sends splinters,
Over the cold December sky.
The fragments ignite like torches,
Etching trails across the sphere,
As Earth twirls blindly through,
The final stardance of the year.
| Scheme | XXAX ABXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (50%) |
| Metre | 1010011 11101 11111 10010101 01001110 1010101 111101 0101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 265 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
About this poem
This poem draws its inspiration from the awe-inspiring Geminids Meteor Shower that graces our skies every December. The piece aims to evoke the wonder and grandeur of this celestial event, blending the ancient myths of Helios and Zeus and Phaethon with the timeless beauty of the natural world.
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