Analysis of Relativity
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Lines and angles,
Intersecting and twisting
In a world
That's both
Strange and familiar.
A man
Walks on the ceiling,
Another on the wall,
While orbs float
Weightlessly
Around them all.
Staircases
Lead both up
And down.
People climb
In every direction.
And clocks,
They defy convention,
Ticking
In all orientations.
| Scheme | ABCDEFBGHGGIJKLMNMBO |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1010 010010 001 11 10010 01 11010 010101 111 1 0111 10 111 01 101 0100010 01 101010 10 010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 326 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 253 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
Font size:
15 fans
Citation
Use the citation below to add this poem analysis to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"Relativity" Poetry.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 23 May 2024. <https://www.poetry.com/poem-analysis/162306/relativity>.
Powered by CITE.ME
Discuss this Joe Strickland poem analysis with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In