Analysis of Elements
Sky elements
wind powers the dance;
to oblivion and between
merge back it's darkest depths and fades.
Earth elements
hidden strength over fragility
you depth unknown, slow eons changing
browns, reds and green to please our eye.
Water elements
steamy warmth and ductile quicksilver
escapes the feel, always there yet not,
pure deep down, cool hard and liquid silk.
Fire elements
burnished orange, bright red, white hot
swelter and boil, melt and reshape
warmth to our souls, destruction and creation.
Scheme | ABCDAEFGAHIJAIKL |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 1100 11001 10100001 11110101 1100 101100100 110111010 110111101 10100 101010110 01011111 111110101 10100 10101111 10011001 111010100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 484 |
Words | 80 |
Sentences | 4 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 405 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on April 28, 2023
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