Analysis of The Gift of Light
Jamal Upshaw 1954 (NYC)
when
we
spread our wings
tonight
like
the
hummingbird
in
flight
brings
the
gift of light
shining
through
the
tiny cracks of
your soul
| Scheme | abcdeFghdcFdijFkl |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1 1 1101 01 1 0 10 0 1 1 0 111 10 1 0 1011 11 |
| Characters | 134 |
| Words | 25 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 17 |
| Lines Amount | 17 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 6 |
| Words per line (avg) | 1 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 110 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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