Analysis of Open the curtains
I sat on the words of God
And rose on half a breath
And as the pain thereof
Returned me to earth's task
You opened the curtain to life
And my face was now unmasked
You cleaned it in your hands
I cried I need a home
You said You're so lovely I hope God understands
| Scheme | ABCDEFGHG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Nonet (22%) |
| Metre | 1110111 011101 01011 011111 11001011 0111101 111011 111101 11111011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 264 |
| Words | 57 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 9 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 206 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 56 |
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Written on September 13, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on September 13, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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