Analysis of Freeze A Smile
Freeze a smile on your lip.
Set your face aglow.
Melt a heart on your quip. Let your worry go.
Skip a rope on your way.
Dance your do-si-do.
Leap for joy on your play. Hop your fence of woe.
Jam an ode on your hum.
Pluck your tune alow.
Hit a beat on your drum. Tell your discord no.
Bake a glee on your food.
Eat your happy dough.
Feed a realm on your mood. Never eat your crow.
Build a care on your time.
See your blessings flow.
Love a soul on your climb. Make your friendship grow.
| Scheme | XAA XXA XAA XAA XAA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (40%) |
| Metre | 101111 11101 10111111101 101111 11111 11111111111 111111 1111 10111111101 101111 11101 10111110111 101111 11101 10111111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 471 |
| Words | 100 |
| Sentences | 21 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 73 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 20 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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