Analysis of Transparent Eyes
In the innocence of love
I find my youth
It’s transparent eyes
Follow me like Ruth
Like a glass of pure water
Soft simple and sweet
I find in it no malice fear or deceit
Of all the things I know to be true
Love is all I see
When I gaze
Upon you
| Scheme | ABCBDEEFGHF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 0010011 1111 10101 10111 1011110 11001 11011101101 110111111 11111 111 011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 236 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 11 |
| Lines Amount | 11 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 190 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 54 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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