Analysis of Approaching Storm
The graves have been dug
all bugles away
Medals awarded
for valor displayed
The soldiers in transit
to homes once so dear
But where is the peace
—when gunfire you hear
(Opening Poem To My New Novel: ‘Approaching Storm’)
| Scheme | XXXX XXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01111 11001 10010 11001 010010 11111 11101 11011 10010111100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 228 |
| Words | 41 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 21, 2023
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on February 21, 2023
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