Analysis of Small things
Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)
How can we face the biggest issue,
Without the small things.
Can we, help another to recover,
If sickness lies within.
Can a life shine a light, without, to spark a flame.
Can a passion from within,
Win this bloody game.
To sharpen a blade with precision,
Is not a simple feat.
It takes the master craftsmen,
To make the job complete.
And when the final touches are laid upon that stone,
A weapon will be produced,
Meet for the feat.
For dividing, spirit, flesh and bone.
Scheme | XX XA B AB XC XC D XC D |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (33%) |
Metre | 111101010 01011 1110101010 110101 101101011101 1010101 11101 110011010 110101 1101010 110101 0101010110111 0101101 1101 101010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 490 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 9 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 10 |
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