Analysis of Apparently
Sarah Rayan 1982 (Kuwait City)
I know how to make a splash, apparently, and how to make all the waves crash, in time, you'll see
How to swim to shore and dive, apparently, and on land how to survive, so let me be
but how to fly, I beg to learn, apparently, in the sea, my heart can't burn, so set it free
and humans crawl before they dance, apparently,
but I must spread my wings to take this chance, do you believe
To the heavens, through the stars, apparently, above a prison with no bars, and on my sleeves
I wear my flag to let you know, apparently, swallow my pride, and let you go, love never deceives
| Scheme | AA AAX XA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111010100011110110111 1111101010001111011111 11111111010000111111111 010101110100 11111111111101 10101010100010101110111 111111110100101101111101 |
| Characters | 580 |
| Words | 117 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 7 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 63 |
| Words per line (avg) | 16 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 146 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 38 |
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