Analysis of The Moon's Shadow



Our recent eclipse of sun and moon
Jolted our sense of totality
Results won't be felt soon
Till poets record it in their poetry


Scheme ABAB
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1010011101 1010110100 011111 11001101100
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 131
Words 27
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 4
Lines Amount 4
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 103
Words per stanza (avg) 24

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Cat Stevens wouldn't disagree.

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Written on April 08, 2024

Submitted on April 08, 2024

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