Analysis of The Paperclip
Free from the paperclip that had confined it,
The paper soared through the air,
And fell to the ground.
| Scheme | ABC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tercet |
| Metre | 110111011 0101101 01101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 103 |
| Words | 21 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3 |
| Lines Amount | 3 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
About this poem
Meant to evoke the fear of failing after gaining freedom, The Paperclip has won several local awards.
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