Analysis of INNOCENCE DISGUISED



Rose from a bed of thorns
Branches out to pierce or harm
Yet caresses with scents of pleasure
A cautious approach it warns
Great respect is in command
For a beautiful unfolding treasure


Scheme ABCADC
Poetic Form
Metre 110111 1011111 101011110 0100111 1011001 1010001010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 194
Words 35
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 153
Words per stanza (avg) 33
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