Analysis of How Do I Reach Thee



In the tune that thou rise in my mind,
By the tune that thou awaken mine,
By the tune that thou enliven the life,
In the poetry that thou art seated,
Of the love that thou sing the song,
On the stream that thou art always in ecstasy,
How do I reach thee.


Scheme ABCDEFF
Poetic Form
Metre 001111011 101110101 1011101001 0010011110 10111101 10111110100 11111
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 257
Words 59
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7
Lines Amount 7
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 195
Words per stanza (avg) 53
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Submitted by amal_k on February 14, 2024

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