Analysis of Drowning
Ezra Pound 1885 (Hailey) – 1972 (Venice)
Remember the time I first saw?
Thought you'd be mine and it felt so good
One look in your eyes I swear I knew
That I am drowning in your love and I am still drowning.
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 01001111 111101111 110111111 11110011011110 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 164 |
| Words | 36 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 32 |
| Words per line (avg) | 9 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 128 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 36 |
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Submitted on March 10, 2021
Modified on April 28, 2023
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