Analysis of Pressed flower
I have learned
not to
squeeze too tight
because it hurts,
but I do it still
because I am never quite sure
if I am asleep
and you are a dream,
or worse -
that you are real;
and one day
all I will have
is the memory of you,
and the fading echo
of well intentioned zeal.
Scheme | XAXX XXXX X B XXAXB |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Tetractys (73%) |
Metre | 111 11 111 0111 11111 01111011 11101 01101 11 1111 011 1111 1010011 001010 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 279 |
Words | 72 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1, 1, 5 |
Lines Amount | 15 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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