Analysis of Departing



I said back then,
the word was released
like a sparrow.
Now I have caught it
and firmly
hold it in my hand.


Scheme ABCDEF
Poetic Form Sestain
Sestet 
Metre 1111 01101 1010 11111 010 11011
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 107
Words 25
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 82
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

This poem is about breakups.

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Written on February 09, 2024

Submitted by Abars on February 09, 2024

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