Analysis of head over heels



A strange feeling-
as if I'm falling

limitless horizons unfold

depth perceived-
carnal in nature
promises promises
promises.

Reality
suspended
returns

I walk towards
you.


Scheme AA X XXBB XXX XX
Poetic Form
Metre 0110 11110 10001001 101 10010 100100 100 10 010 01 1101 1
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 159
Words 25
Sentences 2
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 1, 4, 3, 2
Lines Amount 12
Letters per line (avg) 12
Words per line (avg) 2
Letters per stanza (avg) 28
Words per stanza (avg) 5
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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