Analysis of One Grain
The rocky climb of Loveland Pass
steps a gain after gain.
The sands of time of the hourglass
slips a grain after grain.
The disaster of broken dreams
heaps a wrack after wrack
The old master of happy themes
plays back after playback
The odd disguise of masquerade
cloaks a stealth after stealth
The enterprise of commerce trade
builds a wealth after wealth
The binnacle of the compass
shields a spin after spin.
The pinnacle of grand success
crafts a win after win.
| Scheme | ABAB CDCD EFEF XGXG |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01011101 101101 01111010 101101 00101101 101101 01101101 11101 0101101 101101 0101101 101101 011010 101101 01001101 101101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 450 |
| Words | 83 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 16 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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