Analysis of Not Begging for Flowers
From forth a seed did I once sprung, sweetly,
in candor, came I, the stolen seraphine, sorrowed,
in lack of chorus not present in thee.
Dandering in dandelions did I stroll, searching,
in eyeing, expectations I, the lost lyre, broken,
in flowers not furnished upon my resting.
Recluding to reserviors did I subside, solitary,
in weeping, waining I, the mangled melodian, outcast,
in loveless occurences of parental insanity.
Seraphine- a reed instrument
Lyre- stringed instrument, like a harp
Melodion- a small accordion
Scheme | ABA CDC ABA BXD |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1101111110 0101101000101 0111011001 1010011110 010010101110 01011001110 1111101100 0101101011 010110100100 001001100 11100101 1010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 509 |
Words | 82 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on June 01, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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