Analysis of Like A Soul
Henry David Thoreau 1817 (Concord) – 1862 (Concord)
Sending
In delinquency
To disappoint
The amber of water
At a high soul
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Tanka (40%) Cinquain (40%) Lanturne (40%) |
| Metre | 10 00100 101 010110 1011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 74 |
| Words | 15 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 58 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 13 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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