Analysis of Yesterday
I desire yesterdays lips
Your hushed thoughts
And my dark lingering gaze
Loving you
Quietly
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Cinquain (60%) Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 1010101 111 0111001 101 100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 87 |
| Words | 15 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 15 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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