Analysis of If only
To green fields steps slow need tread,
like drops far of riverbeds
heard in a dark and deep wood,
but if only the will would
heed a long grey beard ahead.
| Scheme | ABCCA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Cinquain (40%) |
| Metre | 1111111 11111 1001011 1110011 1011101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 154 |
| Words | 33 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 121 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 31 |
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Written on November 27, 2022
Submitted by robertrad2021 on November 27, 2022
Modified by robertrad2021 on March 25, 2023
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