Analysis of Disillusion.
Paul Bewsher 1894 – 1966
You mortals see the sky -
I only see the ground,
As through the air I fly.
You mortals see the sky,
And yet with envy sigh
Because to earth you're bound!
You mortals see the sky -
I only see the ground!
Scheme | ABaAabAB |
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Poetic Form | Triolet |
Metre | 110101 110101 110111 110101 011101 011111 110101 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 195 |
Words | 43 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 8 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 19 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 152 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on August 03, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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