Analysis of Fallow
maybe other eyes do see
the merrymaking still in me
the dancers that came and took
names of who I’ve been
here it reads like a huge void
after a private bal masqué
my smile jerked off casually
and all that’s left is a sigh
no mouth here singing honey
I’m only breathing
| Scheme | AA BX XB AX AX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 1010111 01101 0101101 11111 1111011 1001011 11111000 0111101 1111010 11010 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 293 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 43 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 11 |
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