Analysis of Still Tide
Even as your loss is bigger than your gain,
The tide washes in.
Even as your spirit starts to wane,
The tide washes in.
“Chekov’s gun fired,” your mind tells you,
The tide washes in.
“Quit harbouring a liar,” a voice tells you,
And the tide still washes in.
| Scheme | a B a B c B c b |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10111110111 01100 101110111 01100 11101111 01100 110100111 0011100 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 260 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 24 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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Written on July 12, 2021
Submitted on July 12, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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