Analysis of The Last Afterglow
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
It was a moment of tranquility,
With the stillness
Of the evening air
And the gentle breeze
Brushing past the trees.
Everything around
Seemed to be in a state
Of perfection,
As if the world
Had paused to appreciate
The beauty of the moment.
As the last afterglow
Painted the clouds
With hues of pink and gold,
It felt like it was a goodbye
To the day that had passed.
It was a reminder
That no matter
How beautiful something may be,
It will always come to an end.
Scheme | AXXBBXCXXCX XXXXXDDAX |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (55%) Etheree (40%) |
Metre | 1101010100 1010 10101 00101 10101 1001 111001 1010 1101 111010 0101010 10110 1001 111101 1111101 101111 110010 1110 11001011 1111111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 482 |
Words | 109 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 11, 9 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 184 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 45 |
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