Analysis of Lost
Those all seen -
So turn unseen
Those all heard-
So turn unheard.
Those all known-
So turn unknown ,
Those came down for none ,
So go up as none.
Those came up for none -
So go down as none .
We so all and all -
Won't care us all .
To say...say...say -
All go lost to say .
| Scheme | AABBCCDDDDEEFF |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111 1101 111 1101 111 1101 11111 11111 11111 11111 11101 1111 11 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 260 |
| Words | 60 |
| Sentences | 7 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 14 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 191 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 63 |
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Submitted on April 11, 2014
Modified on May 04, 2023
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