Analysis of Don't Go Back To Sleep
When you awake at early hours extend an open reach.
This is the quiet time instructive angels teach.
When you awake at early hours extend an open mind.
This is the quiet time insightful angels find.
When you awake at early hours extend an open heart.
This is the quiet time judicious angels chart.
When you awake at early hours extend an open eye.
This is the quiet time lamenting angels cry.
When you awake at early hours extend an open smile.
This is the quiet time exultant angels dial.
When you awake at early hours extend an open hand.
This is the quiety time affable angels land.
When you awake at early hours extend an open soul.
This is the quiet time generous angels dole.
Scheme | AA BB CC DD XX EE FF |
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Poetic Form | Couplet |
Metre | 110111010011101 110101010101 110111010011101 11010110101 110111010011101 110101010101 110111010011101 110101010101 110111010011101 1101010101010 110111010011101 11011100101 110111010011101 110101100101 |
Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 668 |
Words | 126 |
Sentences | 14 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
Lines Amount | 14 |
Letters per line (avg) | 39 |
Words per line (avg) | 9 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 18 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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