Analysis of After strokes
If only I could wipe it clean
and start over again.
To do the things I used to do
Which now I try in vain.
I used to dance, and very well
but now I only stagger.
My brain is now so full of holes
I wish it didn't matter.
Oh to return to what I was
but that is wishful thinking.
So carry on just as I am
Don't even bother blinking.
| Scheme | ABCDEFGFHIJI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011111 011001 11011111 111101 11110101 1111010 11111111 1111010 11011111 1111010 11011111 1101010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 318 |
| Words | 73 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 12 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 248 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 73 |
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Submitted on August 04, 2015
Modified on March 14, 2023
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