Analysis of Underwriting Delight



We do no favors,
—in labeling genius

We do no favors,
—channeling the light

We do no favors,
—immortalizing perfection

We do no favors,
—underwriting delight

(Villanova Pennsylvania: June, 2016)


Scheme Ax Ab Ax Ab x
Poetic Form
Metre 11110 010010 11110 10001 11110 01000010 11110 101001 0100101
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 194
Words 30
Sentences 1
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 1
Lines Amount 9
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 3
Letters per stanza (avg) 31
Words per stanza (avg) 6
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on June 05, 2016

Modified on March 05, 2023

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