Analysis of The Better View
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
The surface of an ocean can
Be mesmerizing to
The ones who love its movement and
The hypnotizing view!
But if the surface won't let go
Of fascination then
You will not see what lies below
And may not see again.
There are so many kinds of fish,
And many kinds of plants,
Which move with currents like a wish
To do the ocean dance.
It's also very calm beneath
The surface in a storm
Like when you are close to a reef
In water not lukewarm.
Scheme | XAXA BCBC DXDX XEXE |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (75%) |
Metre | 01011101 11001 01111100 011 11010111 10101 11111101 011101 11110111 010111 11110101 110101 11010101 010001 11111101 010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 442 |
Words | 95 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Written on March 08, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on March 08, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on March 08, 2024
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