Analysis of Shadow of Doubt
Where does my shadow go
When I'm asleep?
Does it rest till daylight?
Or does it creep
Away, to live nine lives
Out on the town?
Meeting other shadows —
Getting it down?
You might think I'm crazy,
But I'm concerned.
My good reputation
Has been hard earned.
I don't want my shadow
Being unfair —
Landing me in trouble
When I'm not there!
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Copyright © Robert Haigh 2011
| Scheme | ABXBXCXC XDXDAEXEX X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 1101 11111 1111 011111 1101 10101 1011 111110 1101 11010 1111 11111 1001 101010 1111 1 10101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 381 |
| Words | 70 |
| Sentences | 8 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 9, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 101 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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