Analysis of Tomas



To my dearest friend who doesn't even know my name

To my selfless friend who gave me the strength to

Play the game

To my sweetest friend who healed me when I felt so

To my only friend who truly seems to live the Buddha

Much love and many thanks


Scheme A X A X X X
Poetic Form
Metre 1110111010111 11101111011 101 111011111111 11101110111010 110101
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 246
Words 52
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 32
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 32
Words per stanza (avg) 8
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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