Analysis of A Gray Morning
All seems darkened
Leaves most down.
Muffled clothes put on.
And night begins the Job
And ends it.
But inside a peculiar
Intimacy and comfort.
And talk runs sweet.
Children at one's feet.
And friends well fed.
| Scheme | X X X X X X X A A X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 1110 111 10111 010101 011 1010010 1000010 0111 10111 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 304 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 12 |
| Stanzas | 10 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 17 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 4 |
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Written on December 12, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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