Analysis of Upside Down
Foremost last
Almost first
Pluvial and lethal thirst
Inside out
Outside in
Holiness and deadly sin
Backward front
Forward back
Copious and morbid lack
Eastward west
Westward east
Affable and savage beast
Downside up
Upside down
Tiara and thorny crown
| Scheme | XAA XBB XCC XDD XEE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) |
| Metre | 11 11 1000101 011 110 1000101 101 101 1000101 101 101 1000101 11 111 0100101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 236 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
| Lines Amount | 15 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 14 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 42 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on January 13, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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