Analysis of The Purpose Of Poetry
If poetry has a purpose, it’s
To feel the wonder of the world
And of ourselves: think passionately,
Speak beautifully, sing joyously,
Throw over earth a veil of delight
And speak for all of us the things
That matter, say the things that we
Would say, if only we could say them,
Exalt the spirit, bring the soul
To greatness, bring greatness to the soul.
Scheme | ABCCDECFGG |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
Metre | 110010101 11010101 0100111000 110011 110101101 01111101 11010111 111101111 01010101 110110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 346 |
Words | 65 |
Sentences | 1 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
Lines Amount | 10 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 7 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 277 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 65 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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