Analysis of Less Risk Of Conjecture
The deeper the pond,
the clearer the water
The older the wine,
the richer the flavor
The longer the gaze,
the sharper the picture
But the fewer the words,
—the less risk of conjecture
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2016)
Scheme | XA XA XA XA X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01001 010010 01001 010010 01001 010010 101001 0111010 010010100 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 224 |
Words | 38 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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