Analysis of An Arabian Poem
Edwin R Tanguma 1966 (CA)
An Arabian Poem
If there were such a thing as genies
And wishes really could come true
I would only need a single wish
Because I'd simply wish for you
| Scheme | X XAXA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1010010 11010111 01010111 111010101 01110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 159 |
| Words | 32 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 60 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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