Analysis of The Race
Sweaty frown, hovering endless ground,
Twixt parallel pure trails, glory bound;
Crimson flowers lie away in shade,
Welcoming untempted eyes of solid jade;
Clapping and cheering evade the air,
Deadened by the athlete's ever sharp stare;
Straight and narrow is the numbered path chosen
To the golden horizon - nearby, unbroken ...
| Scheme | AABBCCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101100101 11011101 101010101 100111101 100100101 11011011 10101010110 101001011010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 321 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 263 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 52 |
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Submitted on December 10, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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