Analysis of Distinction
Paul Laurence Dunbar 1872 (Dayton) – 1906
"I am but clay," the sinner plead,
Who fed each vain desire.
"Not only clay," another said,
"But worse, for thou art mire."
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110101 1111010 11010101 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 131 |
| Words | 28 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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