Analysis of Bridge the Gap
Steve Cochrane 1955 (Cape)
Please do not burn your bridges since
They might help you succeed
When you decide you went too far
And friends are what you need.
Beware of how you treat those who
Might be the ones that can help you!
It's not some water 'neath a bridge
Or over some large damn,
It still can help you here and now.
Don't think that it's a sham.
As always, "look before you leap".
Impatience is sometimes not cheap!
| Scheme | XAXA BB XCXC DD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11111101 111101 1111111 011111 01111111 11011111 11110101 110111 11111101 111101 1110111 01010111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 400 |
| Words | 86 |
| Sentences | 6 |
| Stanzas | 4 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 2, 4, 2 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 26 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 77 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 19 |
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Written on August 26, 2023
Submitted by stevec.24118 on September 01, 2023
Modified by stevec.24118 on September 01, 2023
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