Analysis of Dawn Racer
Je Woo Han 2000 (Seoul)
Rain pools on the pavement- portals
to a different world. The median
shifts, replaced by a smeared echo
of the traffic lights. Blurred images
blinking red and orange, distorted,
shrinking under the high beam’s scrutiny.
Each whisper secrets, eking out
pleas for attention. Promising
possibilities of a world where I’m driving
towards the other way, before
being trampled; scattered fragments
under jaded tires.
A cerulean sky reflects my mood,
cringing stars avert my gaze
behind darkened veils. Doubt stains
my windshield; the car hisses, its
empty ducts refusing to
shed cleansing tears for troubles heard
too many times now. Instead, simply
wagging its disapproving digits in my face.
Gears shift, frustrations rise,
scenery twists. Colors of the evening
blend and an ugly collage emerges,
streaking by as if embarrassed at
the chance meeting.
Like a child’s canvas when they
greedily use all the crayons at once,
excitedly mixing layers upon layers.
But it’s in separation
that makes a rainbow beautiful.
Tonight, I race against sleep. For
no dreams await me in bed.
Tonight, I race against the Dawn,
in a contest of ego to see who makes
the Moon fall for them first.
Tonight, I feed my jealousy with speed.
Scheme | XAXXXB XCCDXE XXXXXXBX XCXXC XXEAX DXXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11101010 1010010100 1110110 101011100 101010010 1010011100 11010101 11010100 01001011110 01010101 10101010 101010 0110111 1010111 0110111 1101101 1010101 11011101 110110110 101001010011 110101 1001101010 1011001010 101110101 0110 1011011 100110111 010010100110 110010 1101100 01110111 1101101 01110101 00101101111 011111 0111110011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,259 |
Words | 235 |
Sentences | 16 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 8, 5, 5, 6 |
Lines Amount | 36 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 162 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 33 |
About this poem
Driving home alone, my car kept me company.
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