Analysis of The Renter's Sin
Own that space
you walk within
Show your face
the same again
The facts will change
the weather turn
But only deep
within you’ll learn
To own that space
you walk within
All fear delinquent
—the renter’s sin!
(Villanova Pennsylvania: August, 2015)
| Scheme | aB ax xc xc aB xb x |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 1101 111 0101 0111 0101 1101 0111 1111 1101 11010 0101 01001010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 252 |
| Words | 42 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 28 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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