Analysis of Words
The first word that comes to mind when I think of sun
is the aquatic I connect with fun.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of hex
is the annoyance I connect with vex.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of toy
is the diversion I connect with joy.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of God
is the natural I connect with sod.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of sly
is the deception I connect with lie.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of par
is the achievement I connect with bar.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of hit
is the comical I connect with wit.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of sad
is the negative I connect with bad.
The first word that comes to mind when I think of yea
is the parallel I connect with nay.
| Scheme | AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHII |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 011111111111 1001010111 011111111111 1001010111 011111111111 1001010111 011111111111 1010010111 011111111111 1001010111 011111111111 1001010111 011111111111 1010010111 011111111111 1010010111 011111111111 101010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 795 |
| Words | 171 |
| Sentences | 9 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 18 |
| Lines Amount | 18 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 35 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 633 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 171 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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