Analysis of itch
an itch
the protein of the fingernail
is not enough
alleviates
and
aggravates
bitter
and
sweet
pleasure
and
pain
organic on organic
like moves toward like
cells & electrons
plasma & protons
serum & cilia
yin
yang
| Scheme | abcdEdfEgfEhijkkblm |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11 011010 1101 0100 0 10 10 0 1 10 0 1 0101010 11011 1010 101 101 1 1 |
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 194 |
| Words | 37 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 19 |
| Lines Amount | 19 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 9 |
| Words per line (avg) | 2 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 173 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 37 |
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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