Analysis of Afflatus
The well deserved afflatus
gives flower to the soul.
The well deserved hiatus gives power to the goal.
The well deserved beatitude
gives pleasure to the soul.
The well deserved gratitude gives measure to the goal.
The well deserved deference
gives wonder to the soul.
The well deserved preference gives thunder to the goal.
The well deserved thesauri
gives story to the soul.
The well deserved satori gives glory to the goal.
The well deserved accolade
gives medal to the soul.
The well deserved serenade gives treadle to the goal.
The well deserved eulogy
gives luster to the soul.
The well deserved jubilee gives muster to the goal.
Scheme | ABB CBB ABB XBB CBB XBB |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 01011 110101 0101010110101 01011 110101 010110110101 0101100 110101 0101100110101 01011 110101 01011110101 010110 110101 01010111101 0101100 110101 010110110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 108 |
Sentences | 12 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 18 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 86 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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