Analysis of "John" a Sonnet
If there were a choice,
in which picked thou voice,
to guide us in now,
showers would embrace.
Falling without trace,
your voice which we grace,
to hear your shadow,
for in which we cry.
For your dreams cast one,
over the sky, `twas done,
a seed of your soul,
lives on in our hearts.
`Tis the light of day,
which thou had to say.
| Scheme | AAXB BBXX CCXX DD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11001 01111 11101 10101 10011 11111 1111 10111 11111 100111 01111 110101 10111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 316 |
| Words | 65 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 63 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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