Analysis of Memories



River of memories

River of my memories
Surges forcefully
Breaking all bounds
My heart yearns
To float in the unyielding waters
My heart wonders
In the river of memories
Bearing feelings of love
The waters are in turmoil
When you show up
Amidst my waves of hope


Scheme A AXXXBBAXXXX
Poetic Form
Metre 101100 1011100 10100 1011 111 110001010 1110 00101100 101011 010101 1111 011111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 262
Words 49
Sentences 1
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 1, 11
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 107
Words per stanza (avg) 24
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Modified on March 05, 2023

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Anjalie Chandima Silva

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