Analysis of Eden
In a sunny, breezy foreign strand,
She quietly gave me heart and hand.
The azure waves serenely rolling
Lazily lapped the silv'ry sand.
Coconut leaves were slowly stirring
The breezes, salty tresses blowing,
A sun-soaked Elysian land,
Mystical, brilliant, green, and growing.
She wove an enchanted, beguiling spell,
Piercing my heart, entering to dwell,
Strolling past Manila Bay,
On Cupid's highway, dreamy ancient trail!
The bright Pinoy sunlight fair
Danced upon raven, shining hair.
Her bright laughter's teasing play,
Brought me to Eden's garden - on that day!
Paradise! Lush, enraptured heaven!
Her dark eyes did clear my vision!
Her love revealed a hearty gnosis,
Her soul to mine, knitted as one
Scheme | AABA BBAB CCDX EEDD FFXF |
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Poetic Form | Etheree (25%) Tetractys (20%) Quatrain (20%) |
Metre | 001010101 110011101 0101010010 1001011 10101010 010101010 01111 100101010 1110100101 101110011 1010101 11110101 01111 10110101 011101 111110111 10101010 01111110 01010101 01111011 |
Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 707 |
Words | 132 |
Sentences | 10 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
Lines Amount | 20 |
Letters per line (avg) | 28 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 112 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 22 |
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