Analysis of Flirting with time
Odete Oliveira 1977 (USA)
Existing between my mind;
Given a sign;
Choices twined;
Love is blind;
Danger genuine;
Unexpected denied;
Flirting with time;
Imagination flies;
While hands are tied;
Fear recognized.
| Scheme | ABAACDEFDG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 0100111 1001 101 111 10100 01001 1011 00101 1111 110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 183 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 147 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 27 |
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