Analysis of A Poetic Paradox



I really like most poetry
With metaphors and similes.
They fill my mind so full!

It's hard for me to think or say
Poetic thoughts without a way
Of thoughts that don't seem dull.

And yet, I would feel out of place
If somehow by God's perfect grace
Success discovered me!

It's like Miss Emily who wrote
So many, many things of note;
Eternal poetry!


Scheme ABX BXX BBA CCA
Poetic Form
Metre 11011100 110001 111111 11111111 01010101 111111 01111111 1111011 010101 11110011 11010111 010100
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 349
Words 73
Sentences 5
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 68
Words per stanza (avg) 16

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Written on September 07, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 08, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on September 08, 2023

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