Analysis of Innocence
in this gentle purest youth
though my hands have held the truth
the eggshell child so clear
makes my sorrow disappear
laid him there for time to grasp
but resist the lure of the asp
blue eyes of the wildest stare
an electric wandering glare
future awaits this seed to grow
an eternal need to know
hold like the chrysalis for safe keeping
when you spread your wings watch mother weeping
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0110101 1111101 01111 111001 1111111 10101101 1110101 10101001 10011111 1010111 1101001110 1111111010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 378 |
| Words | 71 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 315 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 71 |
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Submitted on October 09, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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