Analysis of The Stars Of The Dark
Though we wish to shun
lots of bruises and scars
it's only in the darkness
that we can see the stars
| Scheme | X A X A |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111 111001 1100010 111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 97 |
| Words | 21 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 20 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 5 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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