Analysis of Rotting of Innocence



The rough mixing of wet and dry
The heat under the cover
Out comes a cake

Crafted with precision
So sweet, until it molds
Losing its once sweet, moist texture

To be tossed away
Another is created
Soon to be tossed again once spoiled


Scheme XAX XXA XXX
Poetic Form
Metre 01101101 0110010 1101 101010 110111 10111110 11101 0101010 11110111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 239
Words 50
Sentences 1
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 21
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 62
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Written on June 05, 2022

Submitted by Jordanmitchel28 on June 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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