Analysis of Essence



Essence is life, full of beauty.
Essence is truth, when we see it.
Essence is faith, when we feel it.
Essence is time, when we notice it.
Essence is hope, for all of mankind.
Essence is love, for all of us to find.


Scheme ABBBCC
Poetic Form
Metre 10111110 10111111 10111111 101111101 101111111 1011111111
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 209
Words 43
Sentences 6
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 27
Words per line (avg) 7
Letters per stanza (avg) 160
Words per stanza (avg) 43
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Submitted on November 14, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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