Analysis of The Often Times Nature Of Love
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Love,
A tempestuous force of nature,
Akin to the ocean's waves,
A volatile entity that we cling to,
A frenzied passion that shackles.
It starts as a flicker,
A spark of attraction,
A desire that ignites within,
A wild fire of interaction.
The touch of skin on skin,
The rhythm of our breath and sweat,
A primal connection, divine sin,
Physicality, we can't mistake.
But beneath the surface lies a truth,
A darkness that we cannot ignore,
Love can bring destruction and grief,
A recklessness that we must explore.
It may bring ecstasy and bliss,
But also pain and turmoil,
Losses that we cannot dismiss,
And scars that never heal.
Yet, we chase love with reckless abandon,
Blinded by its mystic allure,
Seeking out that which cannot stand alone,
And blindsided by the arousal.
Love may endure through stormy seas,
Or it may falter and fray,
But we continue to chase that elusive breeze,
For love is, after all, a gamble that we wage.
Scheme | XAXXX ABCB CXCX XDXD EXEX BXXX FXFX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1 01001110 0110101 01001001111 01010110 111010 011010 001010101 01101010 011111 010110101 010010011 11101 101010101 010111001 11101001 010011101 11110001 110101 10111001 011101 1111110010 10111001 1011110101 01010010 11011101 1111001 110101110101 111101010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 938 |
Words | 198 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 29 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 105 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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