Analysis of Shifting Shadows
When weighing a smile
you measure its worth
not by its size but,
by how real it is.
Seduced by romance
you're courted by bliss,
and yet passion's flame
can burn out in time.
Salvaging fragments
of shattered ego,
you no longer feel
invulnerable.
And donning your mask
of conformity,
you simply merge with
the shifting shadows.
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001 11011 11111 11111 01101 11011 0111 11101 10010 11010 11101 01000 01011 10100 11011 0101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 310 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 65 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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Submitted on August 21, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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