Analysis of There is a kingdom in the wind with no king
The mightiest oaks do not grow strong. They give
into the wind,
like the smallest blade of grass.
The shattering, and violent
pruning of its essential limbs
Is not the sacrifice of the tree...
It is all the transparent and graceful
Sacrifice of the wailing wind.
By blindly burying its beloved oak’s roots
So deeply
Into the warm heart of earth,
It vows complete sanctuary
Far from its violent rage.
Thus adorning them both with
the soft, bright jewels
of color and song
from those heavenly beasts
who call them
home.
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Metre | 01001111111 0101 1010111 01000100 10110101 11010101 1110010010 1010101 11010010111 110 0101111 1101100 1111001 1010111 01110 11001 111001 111 1 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 510 |
Words | 91 |
Sentences | 6 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 414 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 91 |
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