Analysis of Hearts At Rest
A storm is coming,
the sky will cry
Each cloud a tissue,
old light to die
The gale once gone,
all hope renewed
From end to end,
the picture blue
The circle spins,
the cycle turns
What came before
must then return
The seasons frozen
by grand decree
One reason chosen
to set you free
All time a servant
His master plan
The past and future
just also-rans
This moment precious,
this moment blessed
To live within you
—your heart at rest
(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2018)
| Scheme | XA BA XX XB XX XX CD CD XX XX XE BE X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) |
| Metre | 01110 0111 1101 1111 0111 1101 1111 0101 0101 0101 1101 1101 01010 1101 11010 1111 11010 1101 01010 1101 11010 1101 11011 1111 0100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 471 |
| Words | 86 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 13 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 15 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 29 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 7 |
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