Analysis of Struggle



tether it, it will want to flee
and I know its easier
just to let go
after all of this struggle
but hold on, keep it right there
dont let it float away
its lighter than hydrogen
more delicate than beauty
and if you keep pulling
you'll be strong enough one day


Scheme ABCDEFGAHF
Poetic Form Etheree  (30%)
Metre 10111111 0111100 1111 1011110 1111111 111101 1101100 1100110 011110 1110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 250
Words 52
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
Lines Amount 10
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 205
Words per stanza (avg) 52
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Submitted on October 15, 2013

Modified on March 08, 2023

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