Analysis of the silver foil of freshness
For the silver foil of freshness that keeps my coffee dry
For the broken golden bottle top that kept the ale fine
For the lid upon the butter tub
For all things vacuumed packed
For needless plastic wrappings and little food bags
For the fridge
The freezer
And the flask
For the tuppaware too
For ice
For brine
For the right appliance
For cryogenics too
Formaldehyde
For U.H.T
For jars of pickled fruit
For preservation
Conservation
And permanence in food
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJBKILDMNNO |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 10101110111101 10101010111011 101010101 111101 11010101011 101 010 001 1011 11 11 101010 11001 010 11 111101 1010 010 010001 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 436 |
Words | 82 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 19 |
Lines Amount | 19 |
Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
Words per line (avg) | 4 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 373 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 80 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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