Analysis of Felicity
Craggy, stone clad, and smooth topped mountains
Faceted amethyst, gleaned from the rough,
Trillionth cut diamonds, immeasurably
Shining with the brilliance of incandescent sun,
Blazing a trail for arbored glens, ice-laden caverns,
Deep sea excursions, clay-red banks,
Snow-capped mountains against stark blue heavens
Laden with unseen billions of stars!
Endless streams run unencumbered over stones,
Rock cliffs, flowered mounds,
Seeping through crevices florinated by nature’s whims.
A vast horizon, stretching beyond vision’s expanse,
Dipping slowly to tantalize the presence of celestial orbs,
Focusing attention on deep emotions,
Teeming, yet subdued in contemplation of
paroxysmal reaches.
c. by Lena Smith Carter--Poetic Universalisms I, 2006.
Scheme | AXXXXXAX XXX XAAXX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101110 1001001101 11100100 10101010101 100111111010 11010111 1110011110 101011011 1011010101 11101 10110011101 0101010011001 101011001010101 10001011010 1010100101 110 111011001011 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 737 |
Words | 103 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 3, 5, 1 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 36 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 154 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 26 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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