Analysis of Torches Rage
The past is but a distant flame,
with reasons there disowned
Where fire burns in effigy,
to singe that falsely known
The ages but a candle dim,
its wick burned to the quick
As torches rage from deep within
—all time a kindling stick
(Dreamsleep: March, 2020)
| Scheme | XX XX XA XA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01110101 110101 11010100 111101 01010101 111101 11011101 110101 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 252 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 41 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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