Analysis of Carnival
A silk face drenched in lathered scars
Seeks refuge from a cockle barricade;
Outside of a brute cafe,
Patio tables and chairs are ascended
Into the crisp air.
Magnified umbrellas spin
Arrogant civilians around like a carousel.
Several children of toddler age
Twirl in their seats with crescent smiles,
Melting away crescendo hordes.
In a rascal park,
Old fashioned buggies cover purged sidewalks
And evasive mothers cradle
Sugar plumb limbs.
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Metre | 0111011 110101010 1110101 1010011010 01011 100101 100010011010 10101101 10111101 10010101 00101 110101011 00101010 1011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 428 |
Words | 70 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 7 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 182 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 35 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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