Analysis of Break Bread
Ahead of the starkness
is a soft bouquet
Ahead of the darkness
is a brilliant day
Go ahead and break bread
Ahead of the madness
is a better good
Ahead of the badness
is a tender mood
Go ahead and break bread
Ahead of the boldness
is a docile move
Ahead of the coldness
is a fiery grove
Go ahead and break bread
Ahead of the weakness
is a sturdy might
Ahead of the bleakness
is a glowing light
Go ahead and break bread
Ahead of the daftness
is a cogent mind
Ahead of the haftness
is a complete find
Go ahead and break bread
| Scheme | abcbD cxcxD cxcxD ceceD afafD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 011010 10101 011010 10101 101011 011010 10101 011010 10101 101011 011010 10101 011010 101001 101011 011010 10101 011010 10101 101011 01101 10101 01101 10011 101011 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 498 |
| Words | 105 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 5, 5, 5 |
| Lines Amount | 25 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 17 |
| Words per line (avg) | 4 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 84 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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