Analysis of Sea bed
The sand waved under the sea bed
And as its cover was blown away by the pull of the moon
It was left outlined in innocence
Like a child's first attempt to keep within the lines.
Always to be imprinted on the sea.
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 01110011 011101101101101 11110100 101101110101 111010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 212 |
| Words | 44 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 167 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Written on July 06, 2022
Submitted by HeatherLydiaThornhill on July 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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