Analysis of Reflection
Streaming water takes the things along;
set images are scattered on its way.
In light that drops from houses, and all wrong,
I’m exploring my fears and hopes astray.
As if this stream’s been flowing through my day
all is present in these odd reflections:
things from the past, from now, all connections,
all that has been and still is in my head.
The flow’s pulling with danger and questions,
but its promise of future too is spread.
| Scheme | ABABBCCDCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 101010101 1100110111 0111110011 1010110101 1111110111 1110011010 1101111010 1111011011 0110110010 1110110111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 431 |
| Words | 78 |
| Sentences | 4 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 34 |
| Words per line (avg) | 8 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 341 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 78 |
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