Analysis of The Slow Thief
He's chasing me where I can't see
His gray hands reaching out
To slow me down and cause a frown
Of this I have no doubt!
My long past prime was lost in time;
No longer do I run.
I read much more than years before;
A stationary fun.
I hid from him and was quite slim
Through all my teaching years,
But I retired and he conspired
To play on ageing fears.
I do not mind the days I find
Another hair so gray,
Instead I will be enjoy life 'till
He carries me away!
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD |
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Poetic Form | Quatrain |
Metre | 11011111 111101 11110101 111111 11111101 110111 11111101 01001 11110111 111101 110101010 11111 11110111 010111 011110111 110101 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 462 |
Words | 107 |
Sentences | 5 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 16 |
Letters per line (avg) | 22 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 88 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Written on February 05, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on February 05, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on February 05, 2024
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