Analysis of King of man
Pillars fall,
inside rain clouds,
essence of gray,
secretly.
Seduced air,
charming daydreams,
innocent lies,
seduced lust.
Captive worlds,
caged luxury,
delirious,
clarity.
Victory,
claimed sky dismissed,
depleting sense,
of treasure.
| Scheme | XXXA XXXX XAXA AXXX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (25%) |
| Metre | 101 0111 1011 100 011 101 1001 011 101 1100 0100 100 100 1101 0101 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 219 |
| Words | 31 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 47 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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