Analysis of Trey
Roberto Suárez Torres 1983 (New York)
There once was a man named Trey; (named Trey!)
who sang of the night in the day; (in the day!)
sweet and tender the voice;
yet sore with the choice;
sole I came to loud his play. (his play!)
| Scheme | AABBA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Limerick (80%) Tetractys (40%) Cinquain (20%) Lanturne (20%) |
| Metre | 111011111 11101001001 101001 11101 111111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 191 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 138 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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Written on December 09, 2021
Submitted by robertrad2021 on December 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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