Analysis of A Pox On Dorian Gray
The artist may tarnish,
but his art remains clean
His intention stays ageless,
his wishes pristine
Though rust covers over
what’s harder to see
The base is still there
—and the spirit still free
(Dreamsleep: December, 2021)
| Scheme | XAXA BCXC B |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010110 111011 1010110 11010 111010 01011 01111 001011 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 230 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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