Analysis of True Color
Covered by cosmetic art
is a tattled taint.
The true color of a heart
drizzles through thin paint.
Obscured by fantastic find
is a crackled clod.
The true color of a mind
mizzles through fatade.
Clouded by galactic blame
is a thundered thrash.
The true color of a frame
sprinkles through fake flash.
Concealed by traumatic trace
is a speckled stain.
The true color of a face
fizzles through refrain.
Shrouded by gigantic goal
is a sampled size.
The true color of a soul
sizzles through disguise.
| Scheme | ABABCACADEDEFGFGHIHI |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 1010101 10101 0110101 1111 0110101 10101 0110101 111 1010101 10101 0110101 10111 0110101 10101 0110101 10101 1010101 10101 0110101 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 476 |
| Words | 87 |
| Sentences | 10 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 20 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 399 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 87 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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