Analysis of Closer still
Somewhere close I sense a peace
A river flowing
Should sound ever cease.
Seemly closer now I sense a time
An ominous thought
Is it yours or is it mine?
Beneath a blanket, to shroud a head
A beating heart has nothing said
A sliver of moon ascends the deep
A whispering wind, for a soul to keep
Tonight
Somewhere close I sense a peace
A river flowing
Should sound ever cease.
Seemly closer now I sense the time
The ominous thought
It must be mine.
| Scheme | ABAcde ffggx ABAcde |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111101 01010 11101 11011101 11001 1111111 010101101 01011101 010110101 0100110111 01 111101 01010 11101 11011101 01001 1111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 429 |
| Words | 86 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6, 5, 6 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 118 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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