Analysis of "Ocean Verse"



As the water unravels upon the shore,
I become more attached to it's allure.
You can hear the beauty when you close your eyes,
Then open them- and see so much more than before.

We spend our lives fighting to know,
-What it feels like to take it slow.
Through all the loss, hurt and lies,
This water stays, while friends- they come and go.

So I grab a seat down in the sand,
A million thoughts before I land.
All of the sudden my smile is genuine,
My mind clears and I feel like I'm back in command.


Scheme AXBA CCBC DDXD
Poetic Form
Metre 10100100101 1011011101 11101011111 110101111101 111011011 11111111 1101101 1101111101 111011001 01010111 11010111100 111011111001
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 502
Words 101
Sentences 7
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 127
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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Submitted on April 24, 2011

Modified on April 12, 2023

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Justin McCahren

I'm a poet, author, songwriter and aspiring novelist from Northern Virginia. My poems are an extension of my emotions and experiences. I've been published in several compilations, but have yet to share my full range with the masses...2011 begins a new chapter, I'm opening up the entire catalog and expanding the portfolio. Criticism Always Welcome.All the below poems are original works entirely composed by me. more…

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