Analysis of Modern Times
Through the long day's reeking mist
the truth stands frightened and afraid
seldom embraced and rarely kissed
she is a sorry little maid.
| Scheme | ABAB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 1011101 01110001 10010101 11010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 136 |
| Words | 23 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
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Written on May 06, 2022
Submitted by JohnElliott999 on May 06, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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