Analysis of Blank Verse
How do you write with Rhymes and Scans?
'What is Blank Verse'? ~ I hear you say,
Poetry that does not rhyme in the verse,
Is called 'Blank Verse' today.
Poems in 'Blank Verse' must scan,
Each line in Meter must be read,
To tell a Story by the Poets too,
And sound right to them in their head.
It is not difficult to write in rhyme,
Think aloud the words you write,
As you put them down on paper now,
Or whenever Day or Night.
In time you'll learn to think in verse,
Your thoughts into rhyme will go,
Be prepared to stop and write them down,
When the words come fast or slow.
Poetry is a Gift from HIM above,
Bestowed on so few of us,
To leave to this World and others to come,
The thoughts that pervade our head.
Scheme | XABA XCXC XDXD BEXE XXXC |
---|---|
Poetic Form | Quatrain (80%) Etheree (30%) |
Metre | 11111101 11111111 1001111001 111101 1001111 11010111 1101010101 01111011 1111001101 1010111 111111101 1010111 01111101 1101111 101110111 1011111 1001011101 0111111 1111101011 01101101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 693 |
Words | 143 |
Sentences | 7 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 27 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 108 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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Submitted on March 10, 2011
Modified on April 18, 2023
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