Analysis of Mercedes All Made From Stone



what
heart hurdles
towards
this
mass of stone
that
breathes the soul of Mercedes
who
walks with mercy and grace
thus
we
hurl her beauty towards the stars
a different place
thus
Mercedes all made from stone


Scheme abcdefghiJkliJe
Poetic Form Tetractys  (47%)
Metre 1 110 01 1 111 1 1011010 1 111001 1 1 10100101 01001 1 0101111
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 193
Words 37
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 15
Lines Amount 15
Letters per line (avg) 11
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 169
Words per stanza (avg) 37
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Written on September 03, 2021

Submitted by gregory_g on September 04, 2021

Modified by gregory_g on September 09, 2021

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