Analysis of Innocent Touch
His hand accidentally brushed mine,
an innocent gesture with no intent
yet the electricity in that contact
threatened to explode within my heart.
If only he knew how such a small thing
as his hand briefly touching mine
has the power to control my world.
(Originally written 01/20/2010)
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Poetic Form | |
Metre | 11010011 1100101101 100100011 101010111 1101111011 11110101 101010111 0100010 |
Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 278 |
Words | 48 |
Sentences | 3 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 7, 1 |
Lines Amount | 8 |
Letters per line (avg) | 29 |
Words per line (avg) | 6 |
Letters per stanza (avg) | 116 |
Words per stanza (avg) | 24 |
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on April 20, 2023
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