Analysis of Saltless Sea
Ryan McFarland 1987 (Massachusetts)
What it is, I wish to see.
What it is, I long to be.
But here I am, floating in this saltless sea.
What it was, I've already seen.
What it was, I used to be.
But here I am sinking in this saltless sea.
Into its depths, under its waves
Unfathomable breadths, the darkness craves.
But here I am, gone forever in this saltless sea.
| Scheme | AA A XA A BB A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111111 1111111 1111100111 11110101 1111111 1111100111 01111011 0100010101 111110100111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 348 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
About this poem
This poem was inspired by the machinations of narcissists and gaslighting of people in relationships.
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