Analysis of Shore
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
She lay her head on a large flat pebble pillow
And let her body feel the warm wet sand and shells beneath her
And almost pulled the sea over her like a blanket
White frilly sheets and patterned quilt
I love it here and don't think I can leave she thought...
| Scheme | ABCDE |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) Tanka (20%) Cinquain (20%) |
| Metre | 110110111010 010101011101010 011011001010 11010101 111101111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 257 |
| Words | 51 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 41 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 203 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 51 |
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Written on February 12, 2023
Submitted by heathert.34240 on February 12, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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