Analysis of Platinum
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
She might look plain to an uncut eye
But she wrapped herself in a platinum sigh
A plain black coat with golden symbols scattered
Somehow I thought she really mattered
Her hair was brown and common place
But a face so pale it had a doll like grace
Not much taller than an average women
But she walked in the sun wisened and begun
Maybe not a genious nor a nun
Perhaps if she turned around her eyes would stun.
Scheme | AABBCCDDDD |
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Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
Metre | 11111111 1110100101 01111101010 11111010 01110101 10111110111 11101110010 1110011001 10101101 01111010111 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 408 |
Words | 80 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 328 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Written on June 21, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on June 21, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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