Analysis of Failing The Muse
Have I let
her down again
Have I failed
once more
Have I jumbled
up the words
Have I graded
poor
Have I taken her
for granted
Have I missed
the mark
Have I disappointed
one
—who pulled me from the dark
(Dreamsleep: January, 2024)
| Scheme | XXXXXXAXXAXBXXB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 0101 111 11 1110 101 1110 1 11100 110 111 01 11010 1 111101 1100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 234 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 15, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 11 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 90 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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