Analysis of Kneeling



I fall upon my knees.

The creatures roar all around me.

Somewhere deep inside my soul

Hidden from even myself sometimes

I'm standing with my chin raised and my shoulders back


Scheme X X X X X
Poetic Form Tetractys  (20%)
Metre 110111 01011011 110111 10110101 110111101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 170
Words 31
Sentences 3
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 28
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 28
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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Submitted by SparksInTheNight on June 14, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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