Analysis of for belly and soul
For this little belly
And for that invisible soul
I have suffered a lot
For a little piece of bread
And an ounce of salt
The scorching sun
Bathes me in sweat blood
And keeps me awake
Giving me strain
On my eyes till late night
| Scheme | XX XX XX XX XX |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Couplet |
| Metre | 111010 01101001 111001 1010111 01111 0101 11011 01101 1011 111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 217 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 36 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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Submitted on August 22, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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