Analysis of Treasure The Silence
Let the thoughts simmer,
let the words breathe
Excesses slimmer,
passions reprieve
Leave the ink arid,
keep the page clear
Treasure the silence,
—that only you hear
(Villanova Pennsylvania: September, 2016)
| Scheme | AX AX XX XX A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110 1011 1010 1001 10110 1011 10010 11011 010010010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 205 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 33 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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