Analysis of English Evergreen
For many ways more than one,
you can count on me
for all the wiser, all the growth,
I have been bent
thrown into a cascade of a fresh slate
a wiped wall
and do not doubt me my friend, I am stronger
Bruise, soft touch, willingly
It takes months of letting dust settle for the brick wall to appear
before it slams into your nose.
I could comment something dastardly, to point this at you
in any way at all
my hand reaches out, it traces a shadow
of someone
who has hidden
do not forget what you have made
do not regret what you have changed
when amongst the olds, I am excited for the news.
Your news, do not believe you are old news.
I still shake. Olds.
Scheme | AB XX XC X B X X X C XA A X X D D X |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 1101111 11111 11010101 1111 1010011011 011 01111111110 111100 1111101101011101 01110111 11101010011111 010111 1110111001 11 1110 11011111 11011111 1010111010101 1111011111 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 752 |
Words | 160 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 16 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 32 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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