Analysis of Be Still



with
your
heartbeat wings
i
shall know
when
the
hummingbird sings
be still
and
glow
be still


Scheme abcdefgcHieH
Poetic Form
Metre 1 1 11 1 11 1 0 101 11 0 1 11
Characters 92
Words 17
Sentences 1
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 6
Words per line (avg) 1
Letters per stanza (avg) 76
Words per stanza (avg) 17
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Written on February 29, 2024

Submitted by ggolden9 on February 29, 2024

Modified by ggolden9 on February 29, 2024

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