Analysis of Long Iron
Infinite stretch of white metal,
Running parallel through unlimited access of territory,
Laid on mounds of defined camber,
Spaced at varying distances,
Connected by planks of resistant timber,
Criscrossing flexibly through a maze of routes,
Firmly stuck by tight screw; nut and bolt,
Welded to designer perfection,
In a kingdom of pointed stones,
And shady domains of tree foliage,
Bearing loads of flesh and cargo,
Along with metallic skeletons of speedy trains,
Excreting clouds of smoke as they pass,
Produced in coal chambers of captain room,
The train chugs blatantly,
With horns blaring in obstreperous unison,
Through steep slopes; cloistered tunnels,
Icy cliffs; steel bridges,
A jungle of stations; distant towns,
Embracing sticks of long iron rail,
On a compatible basis; for centuries of blissful travel.
Scheme | ABCDCEFGHIJKLMBGNDOPA |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10011110 10101010011100 11110110 11100100 01011101010 110010111 101111101 101010010 00101101 010011110 1011101 0110101001101 1111111 0101101101 011100 111000100100 1111010 101110 010110101 010111101 10010010110011010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 815 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 21 |
Lines Amount | 21 |
Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 664 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 126 |
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