Analysis of Public Lust And Private Trust



Although it was contiguous
to the public trail
directives were ambiguous on the private scale

Although it was insidious
to the public cause
directives were perfidious in the private clause

Although it was lascivious
to the public lust
directives were oblivious to the private trust

Although it was imperious
to the public vote
directives were mysterious for the private note

Although it was precarious
to the public pence
directives were hilarious in the private sense

Although it was ridiculous
to the public mind
directives were conspicuous by the private find


Scheme ABB AXX ACC ADD AEE AFF
Poetic Form
Metre 1110100 10101 0100010010101 1110100 10101 0100100101 1110100 10101 0100010010101 1110100 10101 0100010010101 1110100 10101 0100010000101 1110100 10101 0100010010101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 545
Words 90
Sentences 1
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3
Lines Amount 18
Letters per line (avg) 26
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 79
Words per stanza (avg) 15
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Submitted on January 02, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Wallace Dean LaBenne

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