Analysis of Etymology of First Love
On the side of the road is my favorite place,
Where I make wishes on the shooting stars of his voice.
And street lights moon dance across his face.
The heat of his breath paints the windows,
And our fingertips trace chaste memories into glass.
Watching eyes see but do not know.
As the clock strikes and the moments pass,
My heart takes photographs:
Still frames of us sitting in the dark.
Silence is so loud;
Unspoken words are said through closed mouths.
He is as humble as a pauper and I am too proud.
His smile makes me promise to never compromise
The heart on his sleeve or the truth in his eyes.
Innocence personified puts his hand in mine.
The ice breaks
A glimmer of emotion in a stoic life.
Scheme | AXA XBX BXX CXC DDX XX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 101101111001 1111010101111 011110111 011111010 0101011100011 10111111 101100101 11110 111110001 10111 010111111 11110101001111 11111011010 01111101011 10001011101 011 010101000101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 683 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 |
Lines Amount | 17 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 92 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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