Analysis of down the road
a storm came up
smooth waters rippled
grass seed shook their heads
clearing dusty clouds from his path
east wind rumbled down the road
flanked by mighty trees bowing homage
creatures headed for home
and sweet syrup was poured
on dry sliced bread
Scheme | XXX XXX XXX |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 0111 11010 11111 10101111 1110101 111011010 101011 011011 1111 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 245 |
Words | 43 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 23 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 68 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 14 |
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