Analysis of Tusk of the tide
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
And the great man spoke 'gainst the wind and its will
On the tusk of the tide and the boat did abide
| Scheme | AB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 00111101011 101101001101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 100 |
| Words | 22 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2 |
| Lines Amount | 2 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
| Words per line (avg) | 11 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 78 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on February 16, 2023
Submitted by heathert.34240 on February 16, 2023
Modified on March 09, 2023
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