Analysis of Now Dance
Gain an entrance
Make the advance
Give love a chance
Now dance
Let loose askance
Make the expanse
Give love a chance
Now dance
It may enhance
Make for finance
Give love a chance
Now dance
Muster a stance
Make it romance
Give love a chance
Now dance
| Scheme | xaAA aaAA aaAA aaAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
| Metre | 1110 1001 1101 11 1101 1001 1101 11 1101 1101 1101 11 1001 1101 1101 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 233 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 50 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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