Analysis of Like a star, booming in the sky
Nae spirit child could e’er say wi’ such Buddha brevity,
Daddy, I can’t believe I’m real
Like a star, booming in the sky, I watched him fly
An exclamation of joy
Me oh my!
Ne’er pure child o’ creation could bett’r say
Wi’ such nihilistic fantasy
Watch me fly
Like a butterfly fluttering by, I watched him fly
Me oh my!
Nae wan child could e’er say
Wi’ such sweet an’ soulful simplicity
Daddy, I can’t believe I’m real
I’m like a star, booming in the sky
Me oh my!
But what is real?
Don’t even try
For truth is only in the eye
Of the Watch me fly beholder
Me oh my!
| Scheme | aBcx C dacc C daBc C bccx C |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (25%) Etheree (25%) |
| Metre | 11011111110100 10110111 101100011111 101011 111 1111010111 111100 111 101010011111 111 111111 1111100100 10110111 110110001 111 1111 1101 11110001 10111010 111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 1,088 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 53 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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