Analysis of Leaving The Oasis
Greatness
is condemned to loneliness
as the desert calls
magnifying the instant
through the burning glass
unleashing its essence
in the fire of possibility
spreading old ashes reborn
—upon the sand
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
| Scheme | AAXXXXXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (30%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 10 1011100 10101 100010 10101 010110 001010100 1011011 0101 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 230 |
| Words | 35 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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