Analysis of Sailboat
I was drowning
a hand, reached
above the ocean’s
turbulent waves
black
shining
helpless
I was
drowning
But you, with your gentle gaze, your perfect teeth.
You saved me, great hand of gold and green
You cradled me and took me in on your
boat, rocking gently on this great sea
| Scheme | ABCDEAFGAHIJK |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110 011 01010 1001 1 10 10 11 10 11111011011 111111101 111011011 110101111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 617 |
| Words | 53 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 217 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Written on December 01, 2021
Submitted by abbymgregory on December 01, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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