Analysis of My Clock
I placed my clock of Tiffany
Blue stained glass on my vanity.
It's exquisite artistry
Each day delighted me.
A tiny bulb in the case shone
Aqua shades I'd never known
Where I'd gaze into tomorrow
Burning time not mine to borrow.
| Scheme | AAAA BBCC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 11111100 11111100 1100100 110101 01010011 1011101 1110101 1011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 229 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 91 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
This poem is about a clock which transports me to an awareness of the value of time.
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