Analysis of The Removal
All forfeits. Nothing ceases,
But it's pinstriped elbow drops,
Curious of strange diseases.
The door without access—
Its key without teeth...
Innumerably sighing.
Peace. A deposit. A held word.
I have seen you before,
In this silence,
Somehow: posthumously
Regaled,
As deep as a wing,
As wide as a briefcase, walking.
| Scheme | AXA XXB XXX XX BB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101010 11111 10011010 01011 11011 110 10010011 111101 0110 11000 01 11101 1110110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 337 |
| Words | 69 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 49 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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Written on August 13, 2003
Submitted by msmarkonis on January 30, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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