Analysis of Glowing Old
Don't try to shine brighter than the sun
Or beam more light than the moon
Just let your brilliance show you're the one
That illuminates every corner of a room
| Scheme | ABAC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110101 1111101 111101101 101010010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 158 |
| Words | 30 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 127 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 30 |
About this poem
Old poets are brilliant.
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Written on October 05, 2023
Submitted on October 06, 2023
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