Analysis of Subtle Changes



Subtle change is taking place beneath a subtle smile.
The handwritings on the wall have suggestive style.

Subtle change is taking place beneath a subtle voice.
Sonatas once in whisper are fallen from choice.

Subtle change is taking place beneath a subtle frown.
Photographs once on display have been taken down.

Subtle change is taking place beneath a subtle mien.
Chaste demeanors once demur are faintly obscene.

Subtle change is taking place beneath a subtle glance.
Adulations once enjoyed have looks of askance.

Subtle change is taking place beneath a subtle word.
Cryptic reports once spoken are almost unheard.

Subtle change is taking place beneath a subtle smile.
The handwritings on the wall have suggestive style.


Scheme AA bb cc dd ee ff AA
Poetic Form
Metre 1011101010101 0110110101 1011101010101 10101011011 1011101010101 10110111101 1011101010101 101010111001 1011101010101 110111101 1011101010101 10011101101 1011101010101 0110110101
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 709
Words 116
Sentences 14
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
Lines Amount 14
Letters per line (avg) 42
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 85
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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