Analysis of Mirror
Joe Strickland 1986 (Hobbysville, SC)
The mirror's surface
Is smooth and clear,
But the reflection
It shows
Can often blur.
Like a chameleon,
It changes its color,
Creating an illusion
That feels
Brand new.
| Scheme | ABCDECECFG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Etheree (30%) |
| Metre | 01010 1101 10010 11 1101 100100 110110 0101010 11 11 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 174 |
| Words | 38 |
| Sentences | 2 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 10 |
| Lines Amount | 10 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 13 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 134 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 29 |
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