Analysis of Sanguine Joy
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
Sanguine joy,
With its ember glow
Entwined in the marrow
Of longing,
A vein of crimson
Undulating
Through the pulsating
Fabric of time.
But to grasp its essence
Is to taste
The bittersweet nectar
Of desire,
To risk thorns
Hidden amidst petals,
And surrender
To vulnerability.
In dreams,
Sanguine joy transcends
The boundaries
Of logic and reason,
Whispering secrets
To the moonlight,
Like lovers
Entwined in ecstasy.
Yet,
When reality spills forth
Its unyielding
Hues of gray,
Sanguine joy
Can falter and fade,
Its vibrant hues
Dulled by despair.
Still,
There lingers
A spark of hope,
A flickering ember
Within the heart,
Rekindling
The essence
Of sanguine joy,
Scheme | Abbcdccx exffxxfg xxxdxxhg xxcxAxxx xhxfxcea |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (58%) Etheree (35%) |
Metre | 101 11101 010010 110 01110 100 1010 1011 111110 111 01010 1010 111 100110 0010 100100 01 10101 0100 110010 10010 101 110 010100 1 11011 1010 111 101 11001 1101 1101 1 110 0111 010010 0101 010 010 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 685 |
Words | 145 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
Lines Amount | 40 |
Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 107 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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