Analysis of Roots
Roots and leaves.
Leaves and roots.
One is meant to grow deep.
The other to fly away.
Roots root.
Leaves leave.
But when roots leave,
And those that leave, return.
What then?
She made roots.
He chose to leave.
And when leaves return, they cannot remain.
| Scheme | XA XX XB BXX AB X |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 101 101 111111 0101101 11 11 1111 011101 11 111 1111 0110111001 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 247 |
| Words | 46 |
| Sentences | 11 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 16 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 32 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 8 |
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Written on March 23, 2021
Submitted by emma.george.uk on October 21, 2021
Modified by emma.george.uk on October 21, 2021
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