Analysis of Wine Sign
The Fourth of July
Just moments away
A foreign yet domestic
Piece of historical fray
I think of it's meaning
I think of my preening
Before the night
When fire will be screaming
Freedom and faith
Whiskey screwdrivers and wine
Is this ignorance or
Is this a sign?
| Scheme | ABCBDDEDFGHG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0111 11001 0101010 1101001 111110 111110 0101 1101110 1001 101001 111001 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 250 |
| Words | 48 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 212 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 48 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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