Analysis of Underpinnings
In darkness
we protect the light
In blindness
we perfect our sight
In battle
we secure the truce
In doubting
—we ensure our truth
(Dreamsleep: January, 2023)
Scheme | AB AB XX XX X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 010 10101 010 101101 010 10101 010 101101 1100 |
Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 163 |
Words | 31 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
Words per line (avg) | 3 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 25 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
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