Analysis of Hiding Inside
Most of our lives are spent
icing the cake
Covering the substance
where meaning partakes
To coat and embellish
what we most try to hide
Distracting, misleading
—shrouded inside
(Dreamsleep: July, 2019)
| Scheme | XX AA XB XB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1110111 1001 100010 1101 110010 111111 010010 1001 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 195 |
| Words | 32 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 33 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 6 |
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