Analysis of First Burst
The first time you know truth from personal insight
it will turn your head around
and cause a vigil light that nothing can respite
The first time you see birth by calving from a cow
it will turn your head around
and cause a pensive wow that nothing can allow
The first time you take flight on orbits in deep space
it will turn your head around
and cause an about-face that nothing can erase
The first time you make love to someone you adore
it will turn your head around
and cause spirits to soar that nothing can ignore
The first time you find peace in letting anger go
it will turn your head around
and cause a golden glow that nothing can bestow
The first time you feel awe for a new shadow band
it will turn your head around
and cause a softer stand that nothing can disband
Scheme | aBcdBdeBefBfgBghBh |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01111111001 1111101 010101110110 011111110101 1111101 010101110101 011111110011 1111101 011011110101 01111111101 1111101 011011110101 011111010101 1111101 010101110101 01111110111 1111101 010101110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 761 |
Words | 151 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 627 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 151 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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