Analysis of A footprint in the sand
A footprint in the sand
like a shadow in the setting sun
The sun slowly sinks, The final traces of the footprint wash away
So fleeting...
We're left to wonder about the footprint and the setting sun
| Scheme | ABCDB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Lanturne (20%) |
| Metre | 01001 10100101 0110101010101101 110 11110010100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 194 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 157 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on November 02, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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