Analysis of Standing Close to the Fire
I only meant to warm up a little.
(standing close to the fire)
I didn't realize that I could get burned.
(standing close to the fire)
I thought it would comfort me.
(standing close to the fire)
I didn't know I could be consumed.
(standing close to the fire)
I began to feel the heat.
(standing close to the fire)
Falsely I was drawn in.
(standing close to the fire)
Suddenly, I became the flame.
| Scheme | xAxAxAxAxAxA x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1101111010 1011010 1101011111 1011010 1111101 1011010 110111101 1011010 1011101 1011010 101110 1011010 10010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 383 |
| Words | 75 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 150 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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Submitted on March 24, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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