Analysis of I am alive—I guess
I am alive—I guess—
The Branches on my Hand
Are full of Morning Glory—
And at my finger's end—
The Carmine—tingles warm—
And if I hold a Glass
Across my Mouth—it blurs it—
Physician's—proof of Breath—
I am alive—because
I am not in a Room—
The Parlor—Commonly—it is—
So Visitors may come—
And lean—and view it sidewise—
And add "How cold—it grew"—
And "Was it conscious—when it stepped
In Immortality?"
I am alive—because
I do not own a House—
Entitled to myself—precise—
And fitting no one else—
And marked my Girlhood's name—
So Visitors may know
Which Door is mine—and not
Scheme | xxax xxxx Bxxx xxxa Bxxx xxx |
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Poetic Form | ~Monorhyme |
Metre | 110111 010111 1111010 01111 01011 011101 0111111 010111 110101 111001 01010011 110011 010111 011111 01110111 00100 110101 111101 0101101 010111 01111 110011 111101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 104 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
Lines Amount | 23 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 03, 2023
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