Analysis of Old Man
No good deed goes unpunished.", said the old man as he laid down for his final rest.
Kindness rewarded with malice.
He understood and welcomed peace to his heart.
Shuttered his eyes and warmed his face with a smile.
| Scheme | ABCD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 11110101011111111101 10010110 1010101111 10110111101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
| Characters | 215 |
| Words | 40 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
| Lines Amount | 4 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 43 |
| Words per line (avg) | 10 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 170 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 39 |
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