Analysis of Slipping Away
You seem to be lifting and shifting.
I feel you drifting away.
You seem to be gliding and hiding.
I feel you sliding away.
You seem to be flowing and going.
I feel you blowing away.
You seem to be creeping and leaping.
I feel you sweeping away.
You seem to be stunning and shunning.
I feel you running away.
You seem to be voting and gloating.
I feel you floating away.
You seem to be tipping and gripping.
I feel you slipping away.
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| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 111110010 1111001 111110010 1111001 111110010 1111001 111110010 1111001 111110010 1111001 111110010 1111001 111110010 1111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 419 |
| Words | 84 |
| Sentences | 14 |
| Stanzas | 7 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 14 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 48 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 12 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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