Analysis of To Be Somebody



I never wanted to work.
I wanted to be a success.
Which was working smart.
Feelings into words.
400 poems published
I am more of a success than a failure.   
Working smart was the key to be somebody.
Dreamin’
Feelings into words.  


Scheme abcDefghD
Poetic Form Nonet (44%)
Metre 1101011 11011001 11101 10011 1010 11110011010 1011011110 1 10011
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 236
Words 48
Sentences 8
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 20
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 177
Words per stanza (avg) 42
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Written on October 14, 2022

Submitted on October 14, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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