Analysis of Time Does Not Wait



DO NOT PUT OFF~

WHAT YOU SHOULD HAVE~

TAKE MY ADVICE TODAY~

I LEARNED THIS THE VERY HARD WAY

time does not wait
dream your dreams today
and make them come true

c
                                                                      bpp


Scheme X X A A XAX XX
Poetic Form
Metre 1111 1111 110101 11101011 1111 11101 01111 1 1
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 369
Words 49
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 3, 2
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 14
Words per line (avg) 4
Letters per stanza (avg) 22
Words per stanza (avg) 6

About this poem

I just learned this lesson the hard way today. Thinking of visiting a friend or having dinner with someone special. DO IT. for that thought may not be possible tomorrow.

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Written on November 03, 2023

Submitted by Caliconine on November 03, 2023

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