Analysis of To Know
Mysterious is how I know you,
curves lie on summits unworshipped,
unknown.
Adventure in your words,
hidden behind your lips,
unspoken,
unheard,
unworthy,
unknown,
but willing to know.
Your tears must you cry,
your thoughts if you sigh.
The moon when you smile.
| Scheme | abCdefbgChiij |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 010011111 111101 01 010011 100111 010 01 010 01 11011 11111 11111 01111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 248 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 13 |
| Lines Amount | 13 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 205 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 43 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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