Analysis of Fireflies



A flittering flight of something greater,
A fraction of light at just the right time,
A million fireflies lit up the night sky.


Scheme ABC
Poetic Form Tercet 
Metre 01111010 0101111011 0101011011
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 130
Words 25
Sentences 2
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
Lines Amount 3
Letters per line (avg) 34
Words per line (avg) 8
Letters per stanza (avg) 102
Words per stanza (avg) 23

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A little glitter of hope.

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Written on July 18, 2023

Submitted by Zekiya on September 09, 2023

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Zekiya Faith Amanah

A woman, a mother, a peacekeeper, a fire in the night. A heart full of love, gratitude, faith and hope. I am just me.  more…

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