Analysis of 'Freebird'
Let go of your
hand grip
let go of
the past
Take fate as
a lover
betrothed
and recast
Your belt
and suspenders
restrict
and constrain
Release
your indemnity
free
—once again
(Dreamsleep: December, 2023)
| Scheme | XXXAXBAAXXXXXCCX B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1111 11 111 01 111 010 1 001 11 0010 01 001 01 10100 1 101 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 205 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 16, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 10 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 82 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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