Analysis of Affinity
THE CAR SPINS OUT OF CONTROL
FLIPS TWICE
HE LAY IN THE SMOKING WRECKAGE
A STRANGE SMILE ON HIS FACE
DRAWN BY AN IRESSISTIBLE URGE
I WATCH YOU
MILLING PEOPLE SHED TEARS
BLACK BLACK BLACK
I FOLLOW THE PROCESSION..SINGING MY NEW SONG
REBORN TO FLY....I SOAR
| Scheme | XXXX XX X X X X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (50%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 0111101 11 11001010 011111 11111 111 101011 111 11001111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 264 |
| Words | 52 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 34 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 29, 2023
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