Analysis of THE IDEA
condensed
to a drop
just a thought or idea
connecting and sliding and
drifting and streaming
commenced
at the top
where it's pure and it's clear
rolling releasing and
falling and dreaming
shattered
on impact
splattered and screaming
rivulets rapids are
whipped washed and and swirled
gathered
by wisdom
and flowing emotion
roars to the ocean
and changes the world
| Scheme | ABXCD ABXCD EXDXF EXGGF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Etheree (35%) |
| Metre | 01 101 1011010 0100100 10010 01 101 111011 100100 10010 10 101 10010 1101 11001 10 110 010010 11010 01001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 373 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 76 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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