Analysis of Delicate
There is so much power
in the delicate touch
of your hands caressing
my own.
Yet, this power, a force
even stronger than gravity,
and softer than a feather
binds me
to you.
| Scheme | AXXX XBABX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110 001001 111010 11 111001 10101100 0101010 11 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 173 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 17 |
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Written on 2018
Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 05, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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