Analysis of New Pathways
Tollgates on redemption road
calling out my name
Turnstiles of a fated past ...
exiting the blame
Looking back all fares are paid
new pathways to begin
Eyes now closing, heart at rest
— salvation free within
(My Son Trystan & I — April 16, 2024)
Scheme | XA XA XB XB X |
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 110101 10111 110101 10001 1011111 11101 1110111 010101 111110 |
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 254 |
Words | 50 |
Sentences | 2 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
Lines Amount | 9 |
Letters per line (avg) | 21 |
Words per line (avg) | 5 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 38 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 9 |
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