Analysis of clear light



Haloed
back-lit by a fierce sun
transluscent..wings..softly beating

people often speak of you
but i was blinded by the light


Scheme AXX XA
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Cinquain  (40%)
Metre 1 111011 110 1010111 11110101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 120
Words 22
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 2
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 50
Words per stanza (avg) 10
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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