Analysis of Dissolve



lying down, motionless
with an autonomous
subconscious
and an Ambulance
as ambiance
from blocks and blocks away,
I seep steadily towards sleep:
a mercy cleansing of the day


Scheme AAABBCDC
Poetic Form
Metre 101100 110100 010 01100 1100 110101 11100011 01010101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 165
Words 28
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
Lines Amount 8
Letters per line (avg) 18
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 142
Words per stanza (avg) 28
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Submitted on September 28, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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