Analysis of The Secret of Sacred Mountain
Gather around, my children dear.
There is something important I want you to hear.
Sacred mountain is no laughing matter.
Quiet now, I don't want to hear any chatter.
My father told me and his father told him,
and a mother or two now and then.
How far back no one knows.
So here is how the story goes.
There are infinite paths to the top of the mountain.
The path you choose is the only one that's yours for certain.
You can help others along their way, that's okay.
Each step is an experience that's better than a book.
It's the real thing right there for a look.
A grain of sand, a piece of dirt,
you could write a book on each, I assert.
As much as Science has ever learned is right there
at the bottom of your foot.
So choose your steps and take your time the secrets of
sacred mountain will unwind.
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10011101 111001011111 1010111010 101111111010 11011011011 001011101 111111 11110101 1110011011010 01111010111110 11110011111 11110100110101 101111101 01110111 1110111101 111101101111 1010111 111101110101 1010101 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 784 |
Words | 157 |
Sentences | 15 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 33 |
Words per line (avg) | 8 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 619 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 157 |
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Submitted on April 14, 2015
Modified on March 21, 2023
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