Analysis of Definitions
White granules of crushed salt,
distilled from rash waves of saline ocean,
mixed in adequate amount of clear water,
filled to the brim in large beer mugs,
along with with crushed pulp of lemon, tinge of ginger,
is my definition of taste.
{1}
fine threads of variegated saffron,
adhering to shiny interiors of stainless steel,
filled with curry of white starched curd,
with fine sprinkle of pungent mustard powder,
beaten to jelly with wooden battens,
producing clouds of strong aroma,
is my definition of smell.
{2}
brilliant red petals of fragrant rose,
germinating in tandem from thick center buds,
springing from thorny, slender green beanstalk,
deriving nutrition fertile soil,
with a sheath of transparent dew drops,
is my definition of colour.
{3}
heaps of crisp currency notes,
stacked in invincible iron safe,
punched in a cluster by pins of soft metal,
increasing in size by the passing day,
with exquisite statues of pure gold,
is my definition of comfort.
Scheme | XABCBXD AXXBCXXD XXXXXBD XXXXXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110111 0111110110 10100011110 11010111 0111111101110 1101011 1 111100010 01011001001101 11101111 11101101010 101101101 010111010 1101011 1 101101101 101011101 101101011 010010101 101101011 1101011 1 1111001 100100101 10010111110 0100110101 11001111 11010110 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 960 |
Words | 159 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 8, 7, 6 |
Lines Amount | 28 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 194 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 40 |
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