Analysis of Only One
Can you experience a lifetime,
inside of a minute
Can you say with one word,
what used to take a book
Can you thank those you love,
with just one smile
Can you see the truth in everything
—with only one look
(Dreamsleep: July, 2019)
| Scheme | XX XA XX XA X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11010001 011010 111111 111101 111111 1111 11101010 11011 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 226 |
| Words | 45 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 9 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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