Analysis of oct 9/2022



I could map the coordinates in the ocean of your eyes
perfectly line the symmetries of your cheekbones
and write in cursive my name on the back of your hand
education has taught me a lot of things
yet it never taught me the beauty of you


Scheme ABCDE
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 111001000010111 100101111 010111101111 0101110111 11101101011
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 242
Words 51
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 38
Words per line (avg) 9
Letters per stanza (avg) 191
Words per stanza (avg) 47
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Submitted by jaxonhurst on October 09, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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