Analysis of Cartesian Lullaby
The Present
an undivided instant,
motion incarnate
senses believed
The Past left captive
to memory’s enigma,
the Future escaping
—wishes deceive
(Dreamsleep: October, 2021)
| Scheme | AAXX XXXX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010 101010 10010 1001 01110 11010 010010 1001 1010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 168 |
| Words | 24 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 47 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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