Analysis of Zephyr
When contempt is what I sow
and spew along the way
Cold winds fierce with anger blow
so eager to repay
But with respect and gentle phrase
and open ears of love
I float along in zephyr days
And share the gifts thereof
| Scheme | XAXA BCBC |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1011111 010101 1111101 110101 11010101 010111 11010101 01011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 209 |
| Words | 43 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 87 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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