Analysis of Intimate
Sarah Brower 1995 (New Jersey)
Your touch though kind
will never sustain
lips gentle as the lamb
will never suffice
Put your arms around me
thank you for affection
but the goose will never lay
Sit with me
listen to me
hear me
Speak with me
take my palm
engrave your pain
Whisper not of love
but of laughter created
by our secret language
Know why I crave space
know why I cry
and walk along side me
Do I have your attention?
is it undivided?
if it is,
then I am yours to keep
| Scheme | XAXX BCX BBB BXA XXX XXB CXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 11001 110101 11001 111011 111010 1011101 111 1011 11 111 111 0111 10111 1110010 1101010 11111 1111 010111 1111010 11010 111 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 451 |
| Words | 99 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 23 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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