Analysis of Blood Stains
Compelled to fight dirty,
in attempts to stay clean
The shadows conscripted,
clandestine and mean
Surprise as an ally,
you stalk and you spy
To vanquish the monster
—declawed and defied
(Villanova Chapel: December, 2021)
| Scheme | XAXABBCX C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011110 001111 01010 01001 011110 11011 110010 1001 01010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 225 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 89 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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