Analysis of Laying Claim
The trappings of
a Poet …
or being a Poet
They’re each something
different
remote and distinct
The tweed jacket
wood paneled
image deceiver
Lays claim to what
only
—enlightenment inks
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
| Scheme | XAAXXXAXBAXX B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0101 010 110010 1110 100 01001 0110 110 101 1111 10 01001 1100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 219 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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