Analysis of False Selves (love letter)



I
ask myself

when we'll
be through

constructing
the abyss

apart
is keeping
me and you


Scheme XX XA BX XBA
Poetic Form
Metre 1 11 11 11 010 001 01 110 101
Characters 96
Words 22
Sentences 1
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 3
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 8
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 17
Words per stanza (avg) 4
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Submitted by Traian06 on August 31, 2022

Modified on March 28, 2023

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