Analysis for The Piano

Lexical analysis

Number of words (tokens): 194
Number of distinct words (types): 94
Average number of words per sentence: 13.86
Average number of words per paragraph: 194.0
Lexical Density: 0.48
Longest Word: 'precariously' (12)
Shortest Word: 'sat' (3)
Ten Most Frequent Words:
sound 2
gone 2
played 2
lips 2
longing 2
every 2
violin 2
came 2
held 1
rooms 1

Textual analysis

Number of paragraphs: 1
Average number of sentences per paragraph:: 14.0
Longest Sentence: 'he sat and listened to the way the notes sounded under his weathered fingers as he nudged along a slow and steady tune from the black and ivory keys.' (29 words)
Shortest Sentence: 'he couldn't regain himself.' (4 words)
Readability according to Gunning-Fog Index
(the higher, the harder to read):
8.22
Readability according to Automated Readability Index
(the higher, the harder to read):
0.01
Readability according to Coleman-Liau Index
(the higher, the harder to read):
2.34
Average readability
(the higher, the harder to read):
3.52

Phrasal analysis

Ten most frequent two-word phrases:
every connection 1
something inside 1
unwavering hands 1
face held 1
ivory keys 1
nudged along 1
fluid movements 1
tugged gently 1
rising crescendo 1
left eye 1
Ten most frequent three-word phrases:
rapid succession onto 1
movements brought silky 1
face held longing 1
children long gone 1
brought silky sound 1
fluid movements brought 1
lone drop hanging 1
drop hanging precariously 1
Ten most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words
the violin 2
through the 2
he could 2
and he 2
his weathered 1
the haunting 1
a slow 1
and ivory 1
connection of 1
the way 1
Ten most frequent three-word phrases, including stop words:
it did every 1
and the longing 1
felt his breath 1
up the stairs 1
a lone drop 1
the notes sounded 1
raised his eyes 1
black and ivory 1
beauty of the 1
stolen with every 1
Most frequent two-word phrases, including stop words:
through the 2
and he 2
he could 2
the violin 2