Analysis of The Chase
The Sun begins to sigh
The Moon begins to cry
As they start their race
Somewhere in outer space
But they are already at war
In times to come and times before
But they always only chase
Never to embrace
Even the stars refuse to shine
When the day light says this is mine
| Scheme | AABBCCBBDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) |
| Metre | 010111 010111 11111 10101 11101011 01110101 111101 10101 10010111 10111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 270 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 216 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
About this poem
As humans we sometimes really know what happens in space.
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Written on March 09, 2023
Submitted by judy_arterburn on March 23, 2023
Modified on March 30, 2023
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