Analysis of The Years of Past
Paul Barrett 1981 (Orange)
Alone at last
As some people dare to ask
A silent sway of leaves
A silent soul to squeeze
I am here at last
But I still dwell on the past
Wish I could see you again
I miss you now and then
I am alone in the dark
The years of past.
| Scheme | ABCDAAEEFA |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Etheree (20%) |
| Metre | 0111 1110111 010111 010111 11111 1111101 1111101 111101 1101001 0111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 231 |
| Words | 54 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 18 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 177 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 53 |
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