Analysis of Humility
Humility, no haughty pride
Source of modest restraint
The anchorage of all conceit
Terminus of complaint
Scheme | ABCB |
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Poetic Form | Ballad stanza Quatrain Simple 4-line |
Metre | 01001101 111001 01001101 1101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 101 |
Words | 16 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 4 |
Lines Amount | 4 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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