Analysis of Crying

Valiantstar 1961 (Sydney)

Ballad
I repeat myself,
It's like a mantra.
Helpme!
Helpme!
You have the answer.

Scheme abCCd
Poetic Form Tetractys  (40%)
Cinquain  (20%)
Lanturne  (20%)
Metre 1011 11010 1 1 11010
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 75
Words 17
Sentences 4
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5
Lines Amount 5
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 55
Words per stanza (avg) 13

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