Analysis of A Deadly Combination
We erect Buildings
To protect us from
The elements of nature
And provide us shelter.
We design Jumbo Jets
To shield us from
The elements of nature
And fly us to places.
They crash Jumbo Jets
Into tall Buildings
To destroy civilization
And kill us with fear
| Scheme | abCc dbCx daxx |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 10110 10111 0100110 001110 101101 1111 0100110 011110 11101 01110 1010010 01111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 245 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 12 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 69 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 16 |
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Submitted on September 05, 2009
Modified on March 05, 2023
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