Analysis of The Spirit of Creation
Tim Strauss 1994 (N.C)
There comes a time when statements turn to phrases
And phrases smooth to rhyme in rhythmic phases
Where your mind takes a seat as your heart takes the stand
Poetry comes in many forms when you finally understand
My mind is a circus tent, and I'm everyone inside
From the ring leader to the tightrope line
How strange to awake and find only one
Sitting alone eyes closed whispering poetry for no one
Beautiful words falling gently from his lips
I strain to hear each line he so softly emits
He looks like me and sounds like me, but can it really be?
Is it really me that whispers lines of poetry?
It's not me no, my claim to fame is of an observer
My job is simple, I am the watcher and recorder
Understanding is his, the one who dwells within
Fragile yet knowing; the undying spirit of creation
Scheme | AABB XXCC XXDD EEXC |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
Metre | 11011101110 01011101010 111101111101 100101011110001 1110101011001 101101011 1110101101 100111100100111 10011010111 111111111001 11110111111101 1110111011100 11111111111010 11110110100010 01011011101 101100010101010 |
Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 801 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 40 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 159 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
About this poem
I wrote this one when I quit worrying about the structure and just typed away
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