Analysis of Silence
Silence has a golden tongue,
And silent songs are best unsung.
Saying nothing can be good,
To some of us that's understood.
Sometimes words get in the way,
Were I to speak, that's what I'd say.
So pardon me for keeping mum,
While some keep beating their own drum.
I'd sooner listen to the rain,
Than worthless words going down the drain!
Copyright © Robert Haigh 2017
| Scheme | AA BB CC DD EE C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1010101 01011101 1010111 1111101 0111001 01111111 11011101 11110111 11010101 110110101 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 376 |
| Words | 68 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 48 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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