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 |
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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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