Analysis of Fates Arrow
I walked the path of
William Tell
An apple by my
side
And waited for an archer
strong
To match me stride
for stride
I placed the orb
upon my head
And stood against
a tree
And gave my faith
unto the wind
Fates arrow sent
to free
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2017)
| Scheme | XX XA XX AA XX XB XX XB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11011 101 11011 1 0101110 1 1111 11 1101 0111 0101 01 0111 1001 1101 11 01001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 265 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 9 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 12 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 23 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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