Analysis of Shark
Gliding through the darkness
Aware of all around
Every sense heightened
Not making a sound
Picking up a scent
Honing in on the prey
A sweep of the tail
Crossing the bay
No light is needed
Feeling an erratic beat
Heading that way
Ready to eat
Teeth so sharp
Mouth open wide
The target oblivious
Unable to hide
Upon the victim
So silent and fast
Consuming the flesh
Satiated at last
Scheme | ABXB XCXC XDCD XEAE XFXF |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 101010 011101 100110 11001 10101 100101 01101 1001 11110 1010101 1011 1011 111 1101 0100100 01011 01010 11001 01001 111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 387 |
Words | 78 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 62 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
About this poem
About a shark's life
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