Analysis of To whom I behold
men with eyes
sees many women
but I am cursed
for my eyes
sees only you
| Scheme | ABCAD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (60%) Cinquain (40%) Lanturne (40%) |
| Metre | 111 11010 1111 111 1101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 71 |
| Words | 16 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5 |
| Lines Amount | 5 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 11 |
| Words per line (avg) | 3 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 56 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
About this poem
Love poem
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Written on January 11, 2010
Submitted by NanaKofiNkrumahAcker on June 09, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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