Analysis of Solomon's Cloak
Truth is not an absolute
but an attitude of commitment
Throwing its blanket decidedly
over questioning and doubt
Paying deference to the moment
while blessing its intention
Choices made and choices bade
—verbatim roundabout
(Dreamsleep: July, 2023)
| Scheme | XAXBAXXB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110 11101010 10110100 1010001 101001010 1101010 1010101 01010 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 251 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 104 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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