Analysis of Koonyum Sun and Nunli Moon
Koonyum Sun sat on the sun
Beaming, blowing heatbeams all day.
Nunli Moon sang a harmony,
A tune against the mourning moon.
Koonyum Sun knew warmth
And shade.
Knew shade as dark and
Shade as death.
Knew moon as fat
As death and dying breath.
Nunli Moon knew warmth
And shade.
Knew wamth as burn and
Warmth as pain.
Knew sun as fat
As pain and Nunli's bane.
If Koonyum Sun and Nunli Moon
Had shared the empty space between...
Perhaps hot comets in peace of dark -
As bright eyes had never seen?
| Scheme | xx xa bCdefe bCdgfg ahxh |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (60%) Tetractys (30%) |
| Metre | 111101 1010111 1110100 01010101 1111 01 11110 111 1111 110101 1111 01 11110 111 1111 11011 111011 11010101 011100111 1111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 474 |
| Words | 94 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 6, 6, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on March 18, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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