Analysis of Ode to a piano
Two hands in practiced grace,
Glide skillfully across the piano's face.
The fingers move as if they dance,
Each in their own disciplined stance.
The keys appear separate in black and white,
But they float as one in musical flight.
Ebony and ivory may be set apart,
Combined they create harmonious art.
From sheet to brain the notes are fed,
Adeptly into chords they're wed.
Eighty eight keys with a common goal,
To realize the dream within your soul.
Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFF |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101 11000100101 01011111 10111001 0101100101 1111101001 100010011101 0110101001 11110111 101111 101110101 110010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 450 |
Words | 90 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 12 |
Lines Amount | 12 |
Letters per line (avg) | 30 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 358 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 79 |
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