Analysis of To Hear Them in a Crowd
I chase the past or it seeks me,
At times it seems both ways.
The bad parts always seem to be
More frequent and ablaze!
The good parts have to fight the rest.
They need more help to "live".
I must try hard with thoughts that blessed
Before each time I give
Attention that they do require
To hear them in a crowd
Before those thoughts start to expire
Because of those so loud!
| Scheme | ABAB CXCX XDXD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (67%) |
| Metre | 11011111 111111 0111111 110001 01111101 111111 11111111 011111 01011110 111001 01111101 011111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 377 |
| Words | 81 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 25 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 98 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 25 |
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Written on January 12, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
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