Analysis of One Lifetime
One lifetime is far too short to fully let you know
how you are yellow tulips
and harsh blizzard snow
One lifetime is far too short to fully let you see
how you are playful kitten
and fierce killer bee
One lifetime is far too short to fully let you taste
how you are blueberry pie
and adhesive paste
One lifetime is far too short to fully let you sense
how you are historical
and fiction suspense
One lifetime is far too short to fully let you hear
how you are melodious
and dissonant cheer
One lifetime is far too short to fully let you feel
how you are invincible
and Achilles' heel
| Scheme | AXA BXB CXC DED XXX FEF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111111110111 1111010 01101 111111110111 1111010 01101 111111110111 111101 00101 111111110111 1110100 01001 111111110111 1110100 01001 111111110111 1110100 00101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 567 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 79 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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