Analysis of Hidden Embers
To hide yourself in public,
and turn your back on fame
Choosing thence to be alone
—the fire without the flame
(Dreamsleep: January, 2020)
| Scheme | XA XA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1101010 011111 1011101 0100101 1100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 136 |
| Words | 24 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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